Este documento toda a gente (da área de desenvolvimento) deveria ler, entender e aplicar... http://www.dotnetspider.com/tutorials/BestPractices.aspx
"Anybody can write code! And with a few months of programming experience, you can write 'working applications'. Making it work is easy, but doing it the most efficient way requires more work, than just making it work! Believe it, majority of the programmers write 'Working Code', but not 'Efficient Code'. As we mentioned in the beginning of this tutorial, do you want to become the 'Most Valued Professional' of your company? Writing 'Efficient Code' is an art and you must learn and practice it. "
(Does this seems familiar??? hmm??)
Apesar de se referir a desenvolvimentos em C# podemos aplicar grande parte destes best practices a muitas outras tecnologias e plataformas. Existem também algumas referências soltas no MSDN sobre estes assuntos:
