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Docs proposal for bad / good examples in Frontend Guidelines

Angelo Gulina requested to merge fe-docs-bad-good-examples into master

What does this MR do?

The Frontend Guidelines have several useful examples of what's bad and what's good practice at GitLab. There is some inconsistency in the way good/bad are ordered and presented.

To improve the reading experience and clarity, this MR proposes an harmonization of the way the examples are presented by following these tips:

  • First Bad then Good:

Putting Good as first can let the reader skipping the Bad, therefore making it irrelevant. The aim is often comparing a legitimate code (the Bad is not wrong per se) versus offering a better or preferred option (Good).

bad_good_order

  • When only 1 Bad and 1 Good is given, use the same code block:

bad_good_1_1

  • When more than 1 Bad or 1 Good is given, use separated code blocks for each type: A clearer separation of the many examples helps the reader to go directly to the Good parts, if needed. Also, when possible, it's a great idea to briefly comment while something should be considered Bad.

bad_good_multiple bad_good_multiple_2

  • Better and Best can be considered part of the Good Code Block.

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Edited by Marcia Ramos

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