We need to agree to coding standards if we want to bring the current code base up to modern standards. Therefore I would like to propose the following rules:

• All code needs to be passed through a linter
  Preferably JSLint; As this will help tracking down bugs and helps us to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
• Enforce the Google JavaScript Code Guidelines
• Apply "use strict";
  https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode

• Brackets
  http://brackets.io/

/*jslint browser: true, plusplus: true, nomen: true, white: false, continue: true */  
/*global $, console, jqPlot */

• Editor standards and settings for Brackets.
• Contributor guidelines using a "CONTRIBUTE" file.