Write scripts with readability, safety, and maintainability as prime goals. Start with a clear shebang (#!/usr/bin/env bash), enable strict modes (set -euo pipefail) where appropriate, and use meaningful variable/function names. Keep functions short and single-purpose, prefer local variables inside functions, and handle errors explicitly with informative messages and exit codes. Avoid parsing complex data with plain awk/sed when a higher-level language would be safer; nonetheless, use command substitution and quoting ("$var") correctly to prevent word-splitting and globbing. Add comments for non-obvious logic, include usage/help output for scripts that accept arguments, and create small test cases. In a community spirit: share snippets, ask for reviews, and adopt a linter like shellcheck to catch common bugs quickly.