New Projects

When starting a new project, we have a baseline of what’s necessary from an infrastructure perspective. Here’s a checklist:

• Do you have a README?
• Can you run the tests for your code? Is that documented in the README?
• Do you have docker setup for local development?
• Do you have a LICENSE file?
• Are the tests running on a CI server like Travis?
• Do you have relevant linters setup for the languages you’re using?

READMEs for your project.

• Does it include how to install the app?
• Does it include how to run the tests?
• Does it contain a build status or code coverage badge?
• Does it link to relevant documents?
• Does it mention the software license used?

For Django projects specifically..

• Does it use the same database backend locally as it will in production?
• Does it support both python 2.7 and either python 3.4 or 3.5 (pick one)?
• Does it run pylint & pep8 as linters?