== General Coding Best Practices == * use Environment.!NewLine instead of the string constant "\n" * use Path.Combine() instead of string concatenation (with \ or /) to combine directory and file names * throw and catch specific exceptions, don't catch generic exceptions try { ... } catch(Exception ex) {} * use a finally block to make sure that the state of the program is consistent even when Exceptions are thrown * if the mouse pointer was changed, set the mouse pointer back to normal in a finally {... } block * use string.Empty instead of the string constant "" * use string.!IsEmptyOrNull(a) instead of if(a!=null && a!="") * check for !InvokeRequired in methods that manipulate GUI elements in controls * instantiate all objects of classes implementing IDisposable with the using(...) { ... } statement to make sure the object is disposed correctly == Developing Operators == * When defining !ValueParameters inside an operator also include a public property that allows get and set access to the parameter's `Value` property. * Use interfaces instead of concrete classes (e.g. when implementing parameter properties expose an `IValueParameter` instead of a `ValueParameter`)