In programming, writing working code is not the only responsibility of the developers. They are responsible for writing quality code that is extendable for future enhancements, as well as making sure the code is easily understandable for other developers. This is where coding standards become an important aspect of development. Coding standards are a set of rules and conventions specific to a programming language, and all developers are expected to follow them to make the code consistent.
I assume that you are familiar with PHP coding standards and ready to develop WordPress with that experience. However, WordPress itself has a set of coding standards and some of these rules are slightly different ...
