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-Don't make up things where existing tech would do (ala NBT, entity metadata, etc)
-Don't use a signed number if negative values don't make sense in that context
-Include versioning if something needs to work across versions
-Choose consistent scemantics for data encoding (and anything else you can)
All of this will make it easier for you, too. Focus on reducing internal code reuse, maximizing external code reuse, and simplifying things.
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-Don't make up things where existing tech would do (ala NBT, entity metadata, etc)
-Don't use a signed number if negative values don't make sense in that context
-Include versioning if something needs to work across versions
-Choose consistent scemantics for data encoding (and anything else you can)
All of this will make it easier for you, too. Focus on reducing internal code reuse, maximizing external code reuse, and simplifying things.