Six tricks to write better code

Simple tips to level up your code

Andreas Soularidis
Geek Culture

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Programming is a taught and challenging task. It demands a couple of skills like algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, coding, continuous study of new technologies, communication skills, etc. The result of all the above stuff is reflected in the code. The quality of the code is vital in every software product. Today, we will talk about six simple tips for writing better code.

Reasons to write clean code

According to Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, “The ratio of time spent reading vs. writing is well over 10:1”. In other words, you will write a block of code once, and you will read it a couple of times. It becomes clear that the quality of your code has a great impact on your productivity. Clean code ensured readability, and understandability facilitating maintenance and extension tasks. Last but not least, a well-written code reduces the risk of bugs in the final product and helps other programmers to understand what you did.

Use explanatory names

As we stated earlier, readability counts, and saves us valuable time. Variable names play an important role in this. Appropriate variable names define how readable our code is. A variable named x does not give any information about…

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Andreas Soularidis
Geek Culture

Hi, my name is Andreas and I'm passionate about Programming, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Semantic Web, and IoT.