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&lt;h3>&#xD;
    Description&#xD;
&lt;/h3>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Using a coding standard is a software development practice that has been widely accepted in the industry. The need for&#xD;
    this practice takes on added importance in XP because of the increased level of communication required by collective&#xD;
    ownership, pair programming and the constant refactoring of the code. The team should have a standard way of naming and&#xD;
    formatting things so they can understand the code quickly and know where to look at all times.&#xD;
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&lt;p>&#xD;
    Ideally, the coding standard should be the result of team consensus. In some cases, decisions will be arbitrary&#xD;
    (placement of braces). Each item in the standard should support one or more goals, improved communication being one of&#xD;
    the most critical goals. Once the team agrees on a standard, all members of the teams are expected to follow it. Pair&#xD;
    programming and collective code ownership is sufficient to reinforce the use of the standard within the team. With&#xD;
    time, the team will use and modify the standard to develop a style that is well adapted to their environment.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;h3>&#xD;
    Benefits&#xD;
&lt;/h3>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;b>Improved communication&lt;/b>: increases the ability to read each other's code.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;b>Refactoring support&lt;/b>: provides consistently shaped code.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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