Code Quality Courses and Certifications

Refactoring Code for Readability and Maintainability

Master essential code refactoring techniques to transform complex code into clean, maintainable solutions. Learn to identify code smells, apply OOP principles, and implement modular design patterns for improved software quality.

• CodeSignal
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Agile Software Development: Code Quality

225 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to write high-quality code. Discover how to reduce complexity, hotspots and churn, duplication, and more with a variety of platform-agnostic tools.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pair Programming

70 ratings at Pluralsight

Learn how to improve the quality of your code by programming alongside another person. This course will teach you the proper techniques and many benefits of pair programming, how to set up your workspace, and how to pair-program remotely.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Churchill CompSci Talks

Writing Code- Less Is More

Discover 5 key lessons for improving code quality through reduction, with practical examples and strategies for efficient programming and maintenance.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Devoxx

Cracking the Code Review - From Guesswork to Automated Guidance

Discover effective code review strategies, communication techniques, and automated tools to streamline the review process, enhance code quality, and foster better team collaboration.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GOTO Conferences

Refactoring vs Refuctoring: Code Quality in the AI Age

Explore AI's impact on code quality, potential pitfalls of AI-assisted development, and strategies for leveraging AI to produce trustworthy software in the evolving landscape of software engineering.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ACCU Conference

How to Delete Code - Overcoming Fear and Improving Codebase Health

Explore techniques for identifying and safely removing dead code, overcoming deletion fears, and improving codebase health through relentless refactoring and mindful maintenance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

EuroPython Conference

Keeping Your Projects Nice and Clean

Aprenda técnicas para manter projetos organizados, incluindo ferramentas de controle de qualidade, formatadores automáticos e CI. Descubra como implementar mudanças graduais e manter a consistência em vários repositórios.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Devoxx

The Code Quality Advantage: How Empirical Data Shatters the Speed vs Quality Myth by Adam Tornhill

Explore innovative metrics linking code quality to business values, prioritize improvements, and communicate trade-offs effectively. Learn to identify high-risk areas and focus efforts for maximum impact.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

LeadDev

Ways to Realistically Prioritize Code Quality for Engineering Teams

Explore strategies for prioritizing code quality in engineering teams, focusing on communication, incentives, and practical techniques for busy developers.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Conf42

Road to Zero Lint Failures: Tackling Code Quality Challenges at Scale

Discover strategies for improving code quality at scale, focusing on eliminating lint failures through automated processes, incentives, and team-based approaches.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Conf42

Improve Application and Code Quality Without Overengineering

Enhance code quality and application performance through practical techniques, avoiding overengineering for efficient Python development.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Getting Past Bare Minimum Code Reviews - Making Code Review Processes More Effective

Master effective code review practices and techniques to streamline PR processes, write meaningful feedback, handle large changes, and overcome common bottlenecks for better team collaboration and code quality.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

PyCon Israel

Teach Your Old Code New Tricks - Automating Code Quality in Large Projects

Discover effective tools and strategies for automating code quality checks in Python projects, preventing bugs and maintaining clean repositories while improving team collaboration.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

All Things Open

Tricks to Catch Mistakes in Code and Text Using Linux Tools

Master essential Linux tools like grep and codespell to detect and fix typos, duplications, and character encoding issues in code, documentation, and web content. Improve quality control for multilingual teams.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video