# Ignition Words of Wisdom

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**Created:** [January 4, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-words-of-wisdom/83793 "2024-01-04T15:46:27Z")\
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Toot, toot, goes my own horn:

> [@Ignition Best Practices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-best-practices/53078/2):
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> This is an interesting question, because it’s true that most of IU is geared toward beginner level/just getting started content, and we don’t really have much that targets the intermediate-to-advanced skill level. I’ll start with some general wisdom: If you don’t have to script it, don’t. If you do have to script it, prefer to write it in a project script rather than a ‘magic pushbutton’. [Don’t repeat yourself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself), but also write it twice, because bad abstractions can hurt more, and chances are …

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