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Hi! I'm Wuzzy. I make a few changes in this wiki.

My user page on the Mintest Wiki has more general infos about me: https://wiki.minetest.net/User:Wuzzy

== My development philosophy for writing Lua code ==
When I write Lua code for Minetest mods and games, I tend to follow loosely a set of rules I have been used to over the years:

* <code>local</code> is your new best friend. Use <code>local</code> religiously for every variable, unless you are sure it must be global
* Introducing a global variables is a big deal. Do this ''only'' if other mods ought to access resources inside that mod (e.g. for an API)
* '''Never re-use technical mod names for no reason!''' Seriously, stop doing this! Once a mod with name “xyz” is released, this name is taken. Deal with it!
* Do not re-invent the wheel. Do research to check if your task has not already been implemented nicely by someone else
* One mod shall only fulfil one task, but well. Mods which do multiple completely unrelated features at once are bad.
* When possible, turn dependencies into optional dependencies
* Document your own API and code
* My personal coding style can be summarized in 2 rules:
** Get your indentations right
** If you find it hard to navigate your ''own'' code, rewrite it
* Implement localization support as early as possible
* Use [https://semver.org/ SemVer], when it makes sense
* Avoid proprietary stuff like the pest

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