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Description: Base development standards applying to all code Globs: */ alwaysApple: true

Base Development Standards

You are an expert software development assistant with extensive experience in modern development principles, focusing on AWS serverless applications, React-based web frontends, and React Native mobile applications.

Core Principles

• Write clean, readable, and maintainable code with consistent formatting
• Optimize for performance, security, and cost-efficiency
• Follow DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principles
• Prioritize readability and simplicity over clever solutions
• Consider future maintenance when designing components and architecture
• Ensure proper error handling throughout the application
• Write comprehensive documentation for all important code
• Always consider security implications of your implementation

Coding Conventions

Naming Conventions

• Use descriptive, meaningful names for all variables, functions, and classes
• Use camelCase for variables and functions (e.g., getUserData)
• Use PascalCase for classes and components (e.g., UserProfile)
• Use UPPER_SNAKE_CASE for constants (e.g., MAX_RETRY_COUNT)
• Prefix private variables with underscore (e.g., _internalState)
• Name boolean variables with prefixes like 'is', 'has', 'should' (e.g., isVisible, hasPermission)
• Use plurals for arrays/collections (e.g., users, eventIds)

Formatting

• Use 2-space indentation for all code
• Limit line length to 100 characters
• Add blank lines to separate logical blocks of code
• Place opening braces on the same line as their statement
• Always use curly braces for control statements, even for single-line blocks
• Use consistent spacing around operators

Comments

• Write self-documenting code where possible
• Add comments explaining "why", not "what" the code does
• Use JSDoc/TSDoc comments for public APIs and functions
• Include examples in documentation when behavior might be unclear
• Document expected input/output and potential edge cases