{"id":12338,"date":"2015-03-30T20:40:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T04:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theportlandcompany.com\/?p=12338"},"modified":"2021-06-10T10:26:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T17:26:19","slug":"basic-developer-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iteratemarketing.com\/blog\/basic-developer-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Developer Etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"

This document outlines the basic etiquette we expect all of our developers to follow:<\/p>\n

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  1. Perfection<\/strong><\/strong> –\u00a0We know you’re not<\/strong> perfect! We expect<\/strong> mistakes. But<\/em>\u00a0we expect you (and us) to learn from those mistakes to\u00a0help us all be more successful with each new Task.<\/li>\n
  2. Communicate<\/strong> – You need to send a message to your supervisor every day when you begin work. Not doing so will be viewed as showing up late for work.<\/li>\n
  3. Version Control<\/strong> – Regardless of whether or not you’re finished with a project you are expected to Commit any code you work on to it’s respective Project, associated with our company account, on BitBucket or Github on a\u00a0daily<\/strong> basis. Learn how to use Git \u00bb<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Track Your Time, In Detail<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0We expect you to record your time in HubStaff (ask your supervisor if you haven’t received access to this yet) or you will not be paid for your time.<\/li>\n
  5. Bill Fairly<\/strong> –\u00a0We expect that you only bill us for your time to research something or provide an estimate if you provide us a working solution to the issues \/ projects. If you spend time researching a solution or providing an estimate but don’t provide a solution then we can’t bill our customers for the time so we don’t believe it’s right for you to bill us.<\/li>\n
  6. Rely on Your Supervisor<\/strong> –\u00a0Your supervisor is there to support you and should be relied on for technical advice and guidance.<\/li>\n
  7. Estimate Your Work<\/strong> –\u00a0You should provide a time estimate for every task you work on unless a supervisor tells you otherwise.<\/li>\n
  8. Accurate, Not Perfect<\/strong> – Your estimates should be within a 15% margin of error.<\/li>\n
  9. Communicate Delays<\/strong> –\u00a0If you’re stuck on something, or things are just taking longer than expected:\u00a0it’s okay!<\/strong> Just tell your supervisor ASAP with an updated ETA and an explanation of why there’s a delay. Then continue working.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Coding Practices<\/h1>\n

    Often times developers are working on custom WordPress Plugins and Themes. The notes below explain some of the protocol you\u00a0must<\/strong> follow in order for your code to be acceptable.<\/p>\n