Learn why it's important to write code that's easily understood by both computers and humans, as well as how to do it in practice.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Write code for humans, not machines
- What you should know
- Clean code definition
- Why are clean names important?
- Prefer clarity over brevity
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Class and type names
- Method and function names
- Variable names
- Parameter names
- Constant names
- Why clean formatting matters
- Indendation and bracket placement
- Line wrapping
- Whitespace
- Comments
- Magic numbers and constants
- Parameter lists
- Predicate methods
- Making good use of loops
- What's a "unit" test?
- Keep your tests fast
- Single assertion per test
- Keep your tests isolated
- DRY vs. WET tests
- Next steps
Taught by
M. Scott Ford
