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In French we say "good practices" (bonnes pratiques) so at least there is room for improving them ;)

"Good practice" is also common in English. When folks use the term "Best Practice" I often ask them whether they in fact mean the former.

...and I think many people do mean the former.

I am a big fan of convention and good practice. It allows you to concentrate on the important stuff.

Similarly, in English there's the saying "practice makes perfect". In Swedish we instead say "övning ger färdighet" meaning "practice gives skill".

In English there's also the saying that "practice makes permanent" which is cautionary and I think more accurate.