I think that just touches on documentation, extensive commenting, and generally writing straightforward code. I didn't really know the importance of this until

I think that just touches on documentation, extensive commenting, and generally writing straightforward code. I didn't really know the importance of this until I had to step-by-step rewrite my thesis after it fell apart completely. Now, I make sure to document at the least a small explanation of what my lines of code mean and the end result, no matter how simple.