Pro .NET Best Practices

C H A P T E R  6

.NET Rules and Regulations

For some developers, the statement that there are .NET rules and regulations goes too far. But this chapter does not lay down the law in a series of commandments. Development is about creativity, imagination, passion, and inventiveness; it is not about rejecting all convention in favor of individual expression. There are accepted standards and guidelines that are appropriate for you, your team, and your organization. There are generalized statements, principles, and procedures that describe what is true and good in nearly all cases. It is important to sort out those practices that best serve as rules and regulations, as a way to establish norms and to govern behavior, which supports innovative development. ...