I've gone through several iterations with my idea of best do-file practices, and I'm sure I'll go through some more before I retire. But right now, here's where I stand: My do-files start with a handful of header commands that I found useful at various times. They might look something like this: clear set more [...]

There's apparently a programming principle going by the acronym DRY -- Don't Repeat Yourself. Somebody needs to teach it to Stata users. See, Stata is so flexible and easy to use that it's perverse in a way. Take for example the ability to generate new variables on the fly, either in interactive mode or wherever [...]