Developers that doesn't use the project build tool
Developers that doesn't use the project build tool because the software "compiles in their IDE". Useful articles: onjava.com article
People that do not quote their emails and news postings
Very few people these days knows the good practice of quoting. Proper email quoting makes all email correspondence easier and makes it possible to keep the overview of email discussions with multiple participants. Email quoting is described in RFC1855 (Netiquette Guidelines) and a good overview on the topic can be read her.
The only email client that doesn't support quoting per default is also the wold's most used one, namely Microsoft Outlook. The , Outlook-Quotefix program looks promising for Outlook users seeking to join the crowd of net-etiquette concious people.
Lines longer than 80 characters
I ususally stick to 72, but 80 is an absolute maximum! Especially Window$ users like to have their editor window maximised and "must" therefore use the full width.
Inconsequent coding style
Some people just don't have a clue what they're doing, they just write
some code. You can't in one stanza write:
if(true){
then in the next:
if (true) {
and in the third:
if( true ) {
It's ok to disagree on coding style; but please be consequent!
Inconsequent name giving
Again, some developers just don't care, sometimes aLinkedList
instance is calledlinkedList and the MySuperDuperClass
instance is called mc. Either write long names (which I prefer)
or write short names or write minimalistic names. But be consistent!
Tabs instead of spaces
Makes the code look different where you view it. A lot of developers doesn't know there is a difference. All they know, is that it works "on their computer".
HTML and XHTML code that doesn't validate
Almost noone knows how to write proper X/HTML, which is ironic as it's so. Thanks to very forgiving browsers, most developers/designers don't care (and know) how to make the pages validate. I've written a page on this topic as it has frustrated me many times.
