# Best Practices

## Best Practices

- [Introduction](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/master.md)
- [Principles](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles.md)
- [Software engineers solve business problems](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles/business.md)
- [Programming is a social activity](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles/social.md)
- [Attention is the most precious resource in a project](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles/attention.md)
- [Simplicity is the best ally in the long run](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles/simple.md)
- [The only problem to solve is the one we have today](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/principles/today.md)
- [Architecture](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture.md)
- [Domain](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture/domain.md)
- [Services](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture/services.md)
- [Persistence](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture/persistence.md)
- [HTTP](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture/http.md)
- [UI](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/architecture/ui.md)
- [Naming](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-big-picture/naming.md)
- [TypeScript](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/constraints/typescript.md)
- [Monorepo](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/constraints/monorepo.md)
- [Monolith](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/constraints/monolith.md)
- [Versioning](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/constraints/versioning.md)
- [Declarative programming](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/declarative.md)
- [The README](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/thereadme.md)
- [Modules](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/modules.md)
- [Folder structure](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/folderstructure.md)
- [Code formatting](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/codeformatting.md)
- [Code comments](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/source-code/comments.md)
- [Runtime configuration](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-outside-world/configuration.md)
- [Logging](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/the-outside-world/logging.md)
- [The purpose of testing](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/testing/purpose.md)
- [End-to-end tests](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/testing/purpose/e2e.md)
- [Integration tests](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/testing/purpose/integration.md)
- [Unit tests](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/testing/purpose/unit.md)
- [Git](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/tools/git.md)
- [Resources](https://thekarel.gitbook.io/best-practices/resources/resources.md)


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