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𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲! 💯🙌 Clear, readable code is crucial, especially when maintaining or learning from legacy and open-source projects.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀:

𝟭. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲

There will be traces of many legacy features for which you’ll need to read through the code to understand the workflow. This is essential for debugging, enhancing, or even cleaning up the code.

𝟮. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲

Often, you might refer to public codebases on GitHub for research purposes, implementation details, contribution opportunities, and so on.

Imagine how hard things can get if there’s no proper documentation, comments, code readability, or good variable names.

𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⚡️

And it becomes our responsibility to promote readability in what we write.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟱 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲:

🔹 𝟭. 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀
- Choose clear, descriptive names for variables, functions, and classes.
- Avoid abbreviations and single-letter names (except for loop indices).
- Use names that reveal intent, making the purpose of the code evident at first glance.

🔹 𝟮. 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
- Ensure each function performs a single, well-defined task.
- If a function is doing more than one thing, consider splitting it into multiple functions.
- Keep functions short and focused; ideally, they should fit on one screen without scrolling.

🔹 𝟯. 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆
- Comments should explain why something is done, not what is done.
- Avoid obvious comments that just repeat the code.
- Keep comments up-to-date with code changes.

🔹 𝟰. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
- Adhere to a consistent coding style and formatting rules.
- Use indentation and line spacing to enhance readability.
- Group related code together and separate different sections with blank lines.

🔹 𝟱. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆
- Continuously improve your codebase through refactoring.
- Refactoring helps to keep the code clean and reduces technical debt.
- Don’t be afraid to change code that works; strive for better, cleaner solutions.

💡 Writing clean code is a continuous process of learning and improvement. Keep practicing, reviewing code, and learning from others. Your future self (and your teammates) will thank you for it!

Always remember, "𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀".

Happy coding! 🚀

Credits to LinkedIn Top Programming Voice: Arun M and Naveen Chandrawanshi.

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