Coding Best Practices and Standards Document for Axcertro (Pvt) Ltd

Introduction

• Purpose of the document
• Scope: Languages and frameworks (PHP - Laravel, JavaScript - React & Next.js, Dart - Flutter)
• Document conventions (notations, abbreviations)

Development Environment Setup

• Recommended IDEs and code editors
  • PHPStorm for Laravel and PHP-related development
  • Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for React, Next.js, and Flutter
  • Android Studio for Flutter and mobile-specific functionalities

IDE Plugins and Extensions

• PHP
  • PHP Intelephense
  • Laravel Blade Snippets
• JavaScript
  • ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native snippets
  • Prettier - Code formatter
  • ESLint
• Dart/Flutter
  • Dart
  • Flutter
  • Awesome Flutter Snippets

Version Control

• Git: Best practices for branching, commits, and pull requests
• GitHub: Workflow (e.g., GitHub Flow), issue tracking, and repository management

Coding Standards

PHP (Laravel)

• PSR standards (PSR-1, PSR-2, PSR-4)
• Laravel best practices (naming conventions, MVC structure, database migrations)

JavaScript (React, Next.js)

• ECMAScript 6+ standards
• React component structure and naming conventions
• Next.js file-based routing and server-side rendering considerations

Dart (Flutter)

• Effective Dart guidelines
• Flutter widget structure and state management best practices

Design Patterns and Architectures

• MVC (Model-View-Controller) for Laravel
• Flux/Redux for React state management
• BLoC (Business Logic Component) pattern for Flutter

Code Review Process

• Peer review guidelines (what to look for in a review, how to give constructive feedback)
• Automated code review tools integration (e.g., SonarQube, Codacy)

Testing

• Unit testing frameworks and best practices (PHPUnit for PHP, Jest for JavaScript, Dart's built-in testing for Flutter)
• Integration and end-to-end testing (Laravel Dusk, Cypress for React and Next.js, Flutter integration testing)

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• CI/CD pipeline examples (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Deployment strategies for web and mobile applications

Documentation

• Inline code documentation standards
• README.md and wikis for project overviews and setup guides

Security Practices

• Common security pitfalls and prevention (SQL injection, XSS)
• Secure coding practices and tools (static code analysis, dependency scanning)

Performance Optimization

• Best practices for optimizing application performance (caching, lazy loading)
• Tools for monitoring and improving performance (Laravel Debugbar, React Profiler)

Accessibility

• Guidelines for building accessible web and mobile applications
• Tools and plugins for accessibility testing

Conclusion

• The importance of adhering to coding standards
• Continuous learning and adaptation to new technologies

Appendix

• Glossary of terms
• Additional resources and reading materials