Imagine one day you see that you are low on groceries so you head to the grocery store to restock your shelves, but as soon as you walk in and look around you see that the bread is mixed with the fruits, water is placed with the meat, and so forth. Although you would still be able to find what you are looking for after a good amount of searching, the amount of time and walking around it would take would not be worth the all the effort. This concept be applied the same for programming or anything in life, but more importantly programming. When I first started out programming I found it very tedious to constantly have to have 4 spaces after every line or to always make sure that variables are not letters but something descriptive, however after I began programming more and had questions that I needed answers to, finding answers online which were formatted neatly and spaced clearly often helped me the most, compared to other solutions which may have worked but weren’t so neatly presented. When programmers follow a consistent style guide, it becomes easier for everyone to understand and work with the code. This is very important in collaborative development environments, where multiple programmers may be involved in the same project. Code that is easy to read and understand is also simpler to maintain and update. As software evolves over time, adhering to coding standards ensures that any developer, regardless of their familiarity with the codebase, can quickly grasp the logic and make necessary changes or fixes. In the case of code optimization, although it may look neat that a usual function can be done in a single line however this takes away from the readability of what the function might be doing, which can impair the further development of a program especially in a buisness sense. Having standards when coding creates consistency and reduces the likelihood of bugs and errors creeping into the codebase. Coding standards incdudes best practices that have evolved over time, incorporating lessons learned from past mistakes. By following these standards, developers can avoid common mistakes, such as memory leaks, null pointer exceptions, and syntax errors. This, in turn, leads to a more robust and reliable software product, saving time and resources that might otherwise be spent on debugging and troubleshooting.