Clean Code Practices

Clean Code Practices are a set of software development principles and techniques aimed at writing code that is easy to read, understand, and maintain. They emphasize clarity, simplicity, and consistency to reduce bugs, improve collaboration, and enhance long-term project sustainability. This includes practices like meaningful naming, small functions, and avoiding duplication.

Also known as: Clean Coding, Code Cleanliness, Clean Code Principles, Clean Development, CCP

Why learn Clean Code Practices?

Developers should learn and apply Clean Code Practices to improve code quality, reduce technical debt, and facilitate team collaboration, especially in large or long-running projects. They are crucial in agile environments, legacy code maintenance, and when onboarding new team members, as they make code more predictable and less error-prone.

Learning Resources

• book: Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
• video: Clean Code - Uncle Bob / Lesson 1
• tutorial: Clean Code Tutorial - Beau teaches JavaScript
• docs: Clean Code Practices - GeeksforGeeks
• course: Clean Code Principles: A Guide to Writing Maintainable Code - Coursera