I wrote this essay a while ago and have been tweaking it based on the feedback from those I’ve sent it to (thanks guys). There are a few things I’d like to change still but I’m going to go with the “Release early. Release often” mantra on this one. I think it’s more important that it get out there than it being perfect.

Best Practices for Web Developers introduces the idea of Heuristically Driven Development ( HDD ) as it applies to web development, but honestly almost everything in there is applicable to all forms of development. There’s an HTML version and a PDF version and your feedback would be greatly appreciated and help to make the next iteration of the document better.

I’d include it here but it’s just too long for a blog post.