Best Practices for Clean Coding

Code often has a way of living longer than anyone would think it would. Just look at all the mainframe systems that are still in use today. At times, even experienced developers are baffled by it and have a difficult time understanding code they themselves wrote when looking at the code just a few weeks or months later. It behooves software developers to adopt a mindset of good practices and habits when coding.

Code is almost never written just once to never be used again. Often, you or someone else will need to work on the code at a later date. If you write clean code, you are helping your future self and co-workers work more efficiently when that time comes. You are also making it easier to maintain the system and fix bugs.

Many of the ideas and practices in this section are based on the books and blogs of Robert C. Martin, also known as "Uncle Bob," who is a recognized expert in the field of clean coding and has produced popular books...