What is good code?

April 25, 2012 Tagged: quality Comments (View) What is good code? We often discuss the principles we use to write what we consider good code - test-driven development, object-oriented programming, SOLID, DRY, Law of Demeter - the list goes on. Sometimes it’s useful to remind ourselves of the fundamentals. What is the code for? Code makes an application work for users. Getting tests passing or removing duplication is useful, but the code needs to be shipped so that users can use it . What kind of code is good? Code needs to work . Assuming that as a prerequisite… When code is easy to understand , we can change or extend it faster and are less likely to make a mistake in the process. Readability counts. When code is easy to change , we can iterate on user feedback faster. When code is fun to work with , we’re happier. Building software is our full time job. If we go home eve...

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RT @railsonmaui: Short, concise, useful, I concur, from Thoughtbot: "What is Good Code" [link]
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Short, concise, useful, I concur, from Thoughtbot: "What is Good Code" [link]
@ryber » 28 Apr '12, 3am
Yes, yes, yes, yes RT @theprogrammer What is good code? [link]
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"Getting tests passing or removing duplication is useful, but the code needs to be shipped so that users can use it." [link]
@jeffhung » 26 Apr '12, 10am
says [link] (What is good code?) [link]
@bjeanes » 26 Apr '12, 3am
RT @ddemaree: "Code isn’t good when it’s tested, DRY, or SOLID. Code is good when you can work with it and it works." [link]
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What is good code? [link] via @zite < Few nice points here. #in
@svenjohannsen » 25 Apr '12, 7pm
Good code: [link] can't describe it better. Don't forget: good code target the human reader, not the computer!
@MarioBehrendt » 25 Apr '12, 6pm
Is good code important? Yeah!! Read that article: [link]
@ya_f » 25 Apr '12, 6pm
I read some good article about clean code [link] and I see every day some bad code written
@jason_mci » 25 Apr '12, 6pm
RT @Arlen: What is good code? [link] (It's code that works, and that we can work with.)
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RT @pablojimeno: RT @sonicbyte: What is good code? [link] via @thoughtbot
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RT @sonicbyte: What is good code? [link] via @thoughtbot
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@nycplayer » 25 Apr '12, 3pm
Good code: Maybe I'll get to write some at work today? This week? Eventually? [link]
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Now and then, someone writes a "Winston Wolf" - like they're wearing a tux, waltzing in, and just saying obvious shit. [link]
@kolizz » 25 Apr '12, 2pm
RT @teddyzetterlund: Nice article from @thoughtbot that can act as a reminder every day: "What is good code?" [link]
@teddyzetterlund » 25 Apr '12, 2pm
Nice article from @thoughtbot that can act as a reminder every day: "What is good code?" [link]
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“@thoughtbot: What is good code? [link]” process alone won't save you
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