Hi stomp...
(Apologies for typos, etc...)

Well I don't code for a living and apart from my 'mis-use' of the shell and the terminal I do stuff that is often frowned upon by some professionals.

1) I code to work, NOT work to code. This can result in naive coding in places.
2) I use lots of comments. Take a look at my Post #13 here: One liners, quick rant...
3) I use globals a lot and understand perfectly that even functions can see them.
4) I use throw away variables that can be used anywhere and initialise them on every use; Audioscope.sh for example I have 2 for numbers and 2 for strings:

Code:

# "count", "number", "char" and "str" are reusable, throw away variables.
count=0
number=0
char='$VER: AudioScope.sh_(C)2013-2019_B.Walker_G0LCU_Released_Under_CC0_Licence.'
str='$VER: AF_Spec_An.sh_(C)2017-2019_B.Walker_G0LCU_Released_Under_CC0_Licence.'

YES, I am still working on AudioScope.sh so there will be another upload soon.

5) I structure my programming and love seeing it from you guys, the best thing about Python although I have all but abandoned it now.
6) I use variable names that apply to the code or function written, see number 4) above.
7) I am an advocate of the JMP/GOTO low and high level _instructions_ in assembler, C, right up to BASIC if need be, see Post #9 here: Embed text in C code
Here is a much more rigid version that works from Apple's current 'gcc' version to the absolute current 'gcc' version.

Code:

/* hidden_text.c */
/* Guaranteed to allow up to 120 hidden ASCII characters using gcc. */

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
	/* The '(C)' string is hidden inside this assembler code. */
	/* Choose from .att_syntax or .intel_syntax. */
	asm("	.intel_syntax;"
	"	jmp getout;"
	"useless:"
	"	.asciz \"'$VER Hidden_Text_Version_1.00.00_(by_B.Walker)_CC0_Licence_[www.unix.com].'\\n\";"
	"getout:"
	"	nop;"
	);
	printf("\nThis should be in the data section.\n");
	printf("The hidden string is inside the code section.\n\n");
	return 0;
}

8) I do write in BASIC and I am a moderator, although not in much use now, for ACE BASIC Compiler for the AMIGA (C)David Benn.
I use the limited BWBasic a lot for the AMIGA and successfully got the USB Arduino Diecimila to talk to it using a home built RS232 adaptor.
9) As quoted at 1) I admit to being a naive coder often, because without the variety of machines that you professionals use then first principles apply to me.
10) I just LERVE getting languages to do things they were not designed to do. Hence some of my bizarre uploads to here.
11) And finally I consider myself a semi-pro' now rather than amateur, many thanks to you guys...
There may be others but at this point I can't remember them but my one phrase is: "if there is a back door then I will find it"; hence my mis-use of the shells and terminal.