The FAIR software principles, which transfer the FAIR data principles to research software, should be observed when creating research software, as they stand for good reusability. FAIR stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

Tip: The following checklist by Pieter Gijsbers, Research Engineer at Eindhoven University of Technology, can help you to make code FAIR: "Fairly FAIR code in 10 steps".