Learning to Program

Setting Standards

Speaking of agreeing on standards and conventions, you should make sure you are familiar with the standards and conventions of the language and project you are working on. If you want to start working on a Python project, do a quick Google search for something such as “Python coding standards,” and you will find the resources you need to get to know the Python standards. Then you should set your own standards for the project. You probably don’t know what standards to set at this point, and that’s okay. If you have found the general standards for your language, you are already doing much better than I did for years. You can start with just one standard: “Avoid global variables.” As you continue to program, you will find little ...