Coding Guidelines

This checklist should be used when contributing code to the Flex SDK:

• Architecture: Does the code follow the broader architectural design?
• API: Is the API consistent?
• Code format and convention: Does the code follow standard formatting and code conventions?
• Use Cases: Does the code handle all use cases?
• ASDoc: Do we need to add ASDoc comments?
• Readability: Is the code understandable/maintainable? Would more comments help?
• Duplication: Are we duplicating code that could be combined?
• Backward compatibility: Does the code break backward compatibility?
• Performance: Does the code minimize memory, swf size, and runtime performance impact?
• Dependencies: Do the changes introduce undesirable dependencies or layer violations (e.g. link in unnecessary classes into base classes, etc.)?
• Cross-Platform: Are there cross-platform, cross-browser, or cross-runtime (including AIR) issues to consider?
• Security: Does the code raise any security issues?