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+Our approach to "clean code" is two-fold:
+
+* We generally don't block PRs on style changes.
+* At the same time, all code in rust-analyzer is constantly refactored.
+
+It is explicitly OK for a reviewer to flag only some nits in the PR, and then send a follow-up cleanup PR for things which are easier to explain by example, cc-ing the original author.
+Sending small cleanup PRs (like renaming a single local variable) is encouraged.
+
+# Scale of Changes
+
+Everyone knows that it's better to send small & focused pull requests.
+The problem is, sometimes you *have* to, eg, rewrite the whole compiler, and that just doesn't fit into a set of isolated PRs.
+
+The main things to keep an eye on are the boundaries between various components.
+There are three kinds of changes:
+
+1. Internals of a single component are changed.
+   Specifically, you don't change any `pub` items.
+   A good example here would be an addition of a new assist.
+
+2. API of a component is expanded.
+   Specifically, you add a new `pub` function which wasn't there before.
+   A good example here would be expansion of assist API, for example, to implement lazy assists or assists groups.
+
+3. A new dependency between components is introduced.
+   Specifically, you add a `pub use` reexport from another crate or you add a new line to the `[dependencies]` section of `Cargo.toml`.
+   A good example here would be adding reference search capability to the assists crates.
+
+For the first group, the change is generally merged as long as:
+
+* it works for the happy case,
+* it has tests,
+* it doesn't panic for the unhappy case.
+
+For the second group, the change would be subjected to quite a bit of scrutiny and iteration.
+The new API needs to be right (or at least easy to change later).
+The actual implementation doesn't matter that much.
+It's very important to minimize the amount of changed lines of code for changes of the second kind.
+Often, you start doing a change of the first kind, only to realise that you need to elevate to a change of the second kind.
+In this case, we'll probably ask you to split API changes into a separate PR.
+
+Changes of the third group should be pretty rare, so we don't specify any specific process for them.
+That said, adding an innocent-looking `pub use` is a very simple way to break encapsulation, keep an eye on it!
+
+Note: if you enjoyed this abstract hand-waving about boundaries, you might appreciate
+https://www.tedinski.com/2018/02/06/system-boundaries.html
+
+# Crates.io Dependencies
+
+We try to be very conservative with usage of crates.io dependencies.
+Don't use small "helper" crates (exception: `itertools` is allowed).
+If there's some general reusable bit of code you need, consider adding it to the `stdx` crate.
+
+# Minimal Tests
+
+Most tests in rust-analyzer start with a snippet of Rust code.
+This snippets should be minimal -- if you copy-paste a snippet of real code into the tests, make sure to remove everything which could be removed.
+There are many benefits to this:
+
+* less to read or to scroll past
+* easier to understand what exactly is tested
+* less stuff printed during printf-debugging
+* less time to run test
+
+It also makes sense to format snippets more compactly (for example, by placing enum definitions like `enum E { Foo, Bar }` on a single line),
+as long as they are still readable.
+
+## Order of Imports
+
+Separate import groups with blank lines.
+Use one `use` per crate.
+
+```rust
+mod x;
+mod y;
+
+// First std.
+use std::{ ... }
+
+// Second, external crates (both crates.io crates and other rust-analyzer crates).
+use crate_foo::{ ... }
+use crate_bar::{ ... }
+
+// Then current crate.
+use crate::{}
+
+// Finally, parent and child modules, but prefer `use crate::`.
+use super::{}
+```
+
+Module declarations come before the imports.
+Order them in "suggested reading order" for a person new to the code base.
+
+## Import Style
+
+Qualify items from `hir` and `ast`.
+
+```rust
+// Good
+use ra_syntax::ast;
+
+fn frobnicate(func: hir::Function, strukt: ast::StructDef) {}
+
+// Not as good
+use hir::Function;
+use ra_syntax::ast::StructDef;
+
+fn frobnicate(func: Function, strukt: StructDef) {}
+```
+
+Avoid local `use MyEnum::*` imports.
+
+Prefer `use crate::foo::bar` to `use super::bar`.
+
+## Order of Items
+
+Optimize for the reader who sees the file for the first time, and wants to get a general idea about what's going on.
+People read things from top to bottom, so place most important things first.
+
+Specifically, if all items except one are private, always put the non-private item on top.
+
+Put `struct`s and `enum`s first, functions and impls last.
+
+Do
+
+```rust
+// Good
+struct Foo {
+    bars: Vec<Bar>
+}
+
+struct Bar;
+```
+
+rather than
+
+```rust
+// Not as good
+struct Bar;
+
+struct Foo {
+    bars: Vec<Bar>
+}
+```
+
+## Variable Naming
+
+Use boring and long names for local variables ([yay code completion](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/pull/4162#discussion_r417130973)).
+The default name is a lowercased name of the type: `global_state: GlobalState`.
+Avoid ad-hoc acronyms and contractions, but use the ones that exist consistently (`db`, `ctx`, `acc`).
+The default name for "result of the function" local variable is `res`.
+The default name for "I don't really care about the name" variable is `it`.
+
+## Collection types
+
+Prefer `rustc_hash::FxHashMap` and `rustc_hash::FxHashSet` instead of the ones in `std::collections`.
+They use a hasher that's slightly faster and using them consistently will reduce code size by some small amount.
+
+## Preconditions
+
+Express function preconditions in types and force the caller to provide them (rather than checking in callee):
+
+```rust
+// Good
+fn frbonicate(walrus: Walrus) {
+    ...
+}
+
+// Not as good
+fn frobnicate(walrus: Option<Walrus>) {
+    let walrus = match walrus {
+        Some(it) => it,
+        None => return,
+    };
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+## Premature Pessimization
+
+Avoid writing code which is slower than it needs to be.
+Don't allocate a `Vec` where an iterator would do, don't allocate strings needlessly.
+
+```rust
+// Good
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+let (first_word, second_word) = match text.split_ascii_whitespace().collect_tuple() {
+    Some(it) => it,
+    None => return,
+}
+
+// Not as good
+let words = text.split_ascii_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+if words.len() != 2 {
+    return
+}
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+For `.md` and `.adoc` files, prefer a sentence-per-line format, don't wrap lines.
+If the line is too long, you want to split the sentence in two :-)
+
+## Commit Style
+
+We don't have specific rules around git history hygiene.
+Maintaining clean git history is encouraged, but not enforced.
+Use rebase workflow, it's OK to rewrite history during PR review process.
+
+Avoid @mentioning people in commit messages and pull request descriptions(they are added to commit message by bors).
+Such messages create a lot of duplicate notification traffic during rebases.