Best practices
Before we get into the details around best practices, we need to become familiar with the basics and create a base to build upon. Without a strong foundation, you will find lots of gaps and faults in your creation and it will fail fairly easily. Think along the lines of a house of cards on a windy day sort of situation.
So, to help set you up for success, we will begin with the basics to ensure we pass valuable and usable information and skills across to you. When we say basic, we really mean basic. Let's begin at the very beginning. What exactly does best practice even mean?
Best Practice
Best practice, as defined by Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20practice), is a procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption. Or, in other words, through trial and error, this method has shown the best success and is...