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Introduction

Purpose

Describes the general coding standard for the Operations and Primary Care & Mental Health directorates.

Scope

In-scope

  • Software development within the Operations and Primary Care and Mental Health directorates.

  • Recommended conventions and naming standards.

  • Good practice checklist.

Out-of-scope

  • Developers not using C#.NET may need to adapt this guide or follow a local coding standard.

References

  1. T-SQL Coding Standard
  2. Azure DevOps handbook

Conventions

This section follows the handbook-wide conventions for RFC 2119 key words and callout boxes.

The need for guidance

Use this standard to:

  • Write consistent code, making it easier to understand.

  • Create software that is maintainable, efficient, and secure.