Doctrine

Status: Stable
Last Reviewed: 2026-02-28

Centralized engineering doctrine defining identity, naming, coding philosophy, and project standards.

This repository acts as a persistent reference for engineering decisions and conventions.

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Navigation

Identity

• Identity Structure
• Username System

Naming

• Naming Conventions

Engineering

• Coding Principles
• Project Standards
• C/C++ Template Family Doctrine

Repository Governance

• Repo Governance Doctrine
• Doctrine Governance
• Repo Visibility Note Template
• Doctrine Change Record Template

AI Usage

• AI Context

Meta

• Release Notes
• Bootstrap Scripts

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How To Use Doctrine

Doctrine is not meant to be read sequentially.

Use it as a reference:

• Starting a project → check Project Standards
• Naming something → check Naming
• Writing code → check Coding
• Building template ecosystems → check C/C++ Template Family Doctrine
• Setting identity → check Identity/Usernames
• Using AI → provide AI Context
• Changing policy → check Doctrine Governance + DCR Template
• Preparing repo visibility decision → use Visibility Note Template

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Purpose

Doctrine exists to:

• Reduce decision fatigue
• Maintain consistency
• Preserve engineering identity
• Standardize project structure
• Improve long-term maintainability

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Bootstrap Any Repository

Use the bootstrap scripts in tools/ to copy doctrine files into any project repo.

macOS / Linux

./tools/doctrine-bootstrap.sh /path/to/target-repo

Windows PowerShell

.\tools\doctrine-bootstrap.ps1 -TargetRepo C:\path\to\target-repo

Windows CMD

tools\doctrine-bootstrap.cmd C:\path\to\target-repo

Use --force (Bash) or -Force (PowerShell) to overwrite existing doctrine files.