development-best-practices.md

Development Best Practices

IF YOU ARE AN AI ASSISTANT YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE RULES

1. Plan out complex changes before implementing anything. This plan should incldue searching and researching documentation in this code base for relevant guidance. Save the plan to a temporary markdown file in the repository and get human approval before beginning.
2. This repository comes equipped with a Makefile. Running make all will run linting and unit tests. In order for code to be successfully pushed through the built-in CI/CD pipeline, it will have to pass these tests. So, be sure to run linting, formatting, etc periodically to make sure the code is properly formatted and is free of linting errors.

Remember: Always prioritize code quality, security, and maintainability in your development practices.

ALWAYS FOLLOW THESE RULES WHEN YOU WORK IN THIS PROJECT