Use a language that is the most appropriate for the task.
Do not use a language for a purpose for which it was not intended.
Date, time of day, report title and program name should be on all reports.
Unless otherwise specified, "Auburn University" and the name of the appropriate system is to appear as the first line of all report titles.
Use no more than one verb per program line.
Produce an audit trail of changes in any program which modifies a file.
Multiple, small, relatively simple programs are preferable to one large, complex program.
Use global names and standard abbreviations throughout. Do not make up abbreviations.
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