I'd rather call this a checklist than a cheat sheet. A cheat sheet is a quick lookup for someone who doesn't know what they're doing, whereas a checklist is a quick lookup for someone who does know what they're doing and is humble enough to recognize that even the most capable expert performs better when working off a list.
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I'd rather call this a checklist than a cheat sheet. A cheat sheet is a quick lookup for someone who doesn't know what they're doing, whereas a checklist is a quick lookup for someone who does know what they're doing and is humble enough to recognize that even the most capable expert performs better when working off a list.
Related: http://gawande.com/the-checklist-manifesto
I'd rather call it a list of principles. Reminds me of (unfortunaltely out of print):
http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Software-Development-Alan-D...