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Use Sensible Defaults {#sensible_defaults}

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You Must - (ref:sensibledefaults-must)

You Should - (ref:sensibledefaults-should)

You Could - (ref:sensibledefaults-could)

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General Defaults {#general_defaults}

• Use 'Tidy' data. See the tidy data principle!
• Use git for version control of code (rather than SVN, Mercurial etc). See the version control principle
• Use preexisting packages and code before writing your own.
• Use popular, mature and well supported packages in preference to up & coming ones.

Language Specific Defaults:

In addition to the general principles, please see the language specifc pages:

• Python at DHSC
• R at DHSC

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