Rules of Dev
Keep developing
If you keep trying to make tool better, you will not deliver. Make tool smaller to deliver sooner. Develop other features later and have plans for next release.
Dec 6th'23
Separate tool from Data
Did not think I need to add this one, but looks like lots and lots of developers are not considering this, it might be because most of current tools are inheritance of Access-DB-Based tools, where you have the data and the tool in one location. Anyways, SEPARATE.
Nov 4th'23
Microsoft Own Best Practices
Found a page about this exact subject Excel VBA Performance Coding Best Practices.
Feb 23rd'23
Programmer ≠ Tester
If you program, do not test; if you test, do not program. Yes, programmer does need to test their code, but that testing is not a replacement of user testing.
Jan 13th'23
User 1st
Seek what is best for user not Programmer. Programmer does need to go the extra mile to make user's life easier. Hate to see those programmers who chose to do certain things the easy way, because it was easier for them.
Feb 25th'22
User-driven UI
User is the final judge, the tool has to be organized, or structured from user perspective, not developer perspective. (more on that later)
Feb 7th'20
Min hardcoded
Minimum hard-coded variables, try to use settings table to allow user to change when needed.
Feb 22nd'22
Only perfect is good
If it is not 100% perfect, it is not acceptable. Only the best solution is good enough.
Feb 7th'20
Smaller = better
Use smaller subroutines or functions, the smaller the better. long subs means bad coding.
Jan 29th'22
Always-Subs
If need to use code more than once, then move it to function or another sub, do not have more than one place for same code.
Feb 7th'20
Always-Variables
If a string or number needed to be used more than once, the use variable, or constant.
Feb 7th'20
Tab = 3
Tab used in alignment is 3 spaces tab
Dec 6th'20
Align, align, align
Alignments to show flow of loops, ifs, withs, etc..
Feb 7th'20
25 spaces
In a statement of LET make sure you had the equal sign at character 25 (mainly in Notepad++ ASP language)
Dec 6th'20