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One code to rule them all — A story about code quality

Towards Data Science

I studied Computer Engineering in college, and there I was taught throughout many courses how to code properly. We went through code design, testing, program readability, and software quality in…

The Software Engineer’s Complete Guide to Code Quality

Better Programming

You might not realize it, but you probably know when you see bad quality code. It might be written in a way that doesn’t make sense or be full of errors, excessively verbose, or highly inconsistent…

6 Easy Ways To Improve Your Code Quality

Level Up Coding

Writing quality code is an art. As soon as you start writing code, this code must also be sustainable, traceable, and understandable. The question that arises is how to get readable and high-quality…

Things That You Can Do To Improve Code Quality

Better Programming

Poorly written code can be a real disaster. When the mess in your code increases, so does the time that it takes to maintain it. In the worst-case scenario, the code can no longer be maintained and…

Good Code vs. Bad Code

ByteByteGo Newsletter

In our newsletter, we’ve mainly focused on system designs. This time, we’re switching gears to a topic just as crucial: the code itself. Ever encountered a system that looks great in design but turns ...

Good Code vs Bad Code

Better Programming

Both may be correct as far as compiling and when they are run. But bad code can present some problems in development, debugging, and modifying. In the workplace, no matter how well your program runs…

Improve Your Code Readability and Reusability By Leveraging 7 Easy Coding Tips

Level Up Coding

Ensuring code quality and comprehensibility are important traits of successful software developers. Leverage basic code conventions to… Continue reading on Level Up Coding

3 Fundamentals of Better Code

Towards Data Science

The truth about the best software engineers is not about the code they write, it's that they think about all the other things beyond the code.

Writing Good Code

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7 Simple Attributes of Good Code

Level Up Coding

In software development, perenially recurring advice is to write good code. Learn the ETC design principle that describes the traits of a good code.

What is good code?

Towards Data Science

A Deep Dive of Clean Code Principles; Highlighting the value of readability in a multi authored, large & complex project whose end customer is a human.

Why Data Quality Is Harder than Code Quality

Towards Data Science

How to detect, understand, fix, and reduce data quality issues. Continue reading on Towards Data Science

7 Bad Habits That Are Hurting Your Code Quality

Python in Plain English

As developers, we strive to write clean, maintainable code that is easy to understand and extend. However, over time, codebases can accumulate “code smells”. Code smells are bad practices that could c...

Raise the Bar of Code Quality in Python Projects

Level Up Coding

Assume that you get accepted in one of your dream jobs. You think that you will work with the most talented colleagues and you feel very excited. After the orientation days, you finally sit on your…

Effective Code Reviews: Best Practices and Tools for Improving Code Quality

Level Up Coding

Code reviews are an essential part of the software development process. They provide a way to catch bugs, ensure consistency, and improve… Continue reading on Level Up Coding

What Makes Code Bad?

Better Programming

Imagine this: You’ve been procrastinating working on one part of the project. After postponing for a week, today is the day that you plan to venture into that legacy codebase and take a look at…

The Art of Code Review

Towards Data Science

We all write code, and we would love to commit our code to the main pool of codes. It is an exciting moment, and we cannot wait to see our latest masterpiece in the main repo. Let’s commit and merge…

Practical tips for writing clean code

Analytics Vidhya

The topic of clean coding is one that is probably quite controversial as different people have different definitions of what this means. Some people even think it is just one of those things that…

Code Like a Pro: The Ultimate Checklist for High-Quality Development

Python in Plain English

📋 My Own Professional Developer’s Checklist for High-Quality Code Continue reading on Python in Plain English

A Gentle Introduction to Code Generation Evaluation

Towards Data Science

With the release of the OpenAI Codex model, code generation using deep learning is becoming a hot topic primarily due to the impressive results of some models, and I think this will make us…

10 Common Mistakes Developers Make When Reviewing Code

Level Up Coding

Don’t fall into these traps Continue reading on Level Up Coding

3 Things You Can Do Before You Even Start Coding to Improve the Quality of Your Code

Level Up Coding

As weird as it might sound to you right now, it’s possible to improve the quality of code that you didn’t even write. There’s an old saying that says a job well conceived is a job half done. This…

Better Code Reviews

Better Programming

Reviewing code is an daily occurrence for developers. It can be a humbling learning experience, but it can also turn into an egocentric process. Over the last few years I’ve learned some best…