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Agile Software Development: Clean Coding Practices

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Overview

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Learn why it's important to write code that's easily understood by both computers and humans, as well as how to do it in practice.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Write code for humans, not machines
  • What you should know
  • Clean code definition
1. Clean Names
  • Why are clean names important?
  • Prefer clarity over brevity
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Class and type names
  • Method and function names
  • Variable names
  • Parameter names
  • Constant names
2. Clean Formatting
  • Why clean formatting matters
  • Indendation and bracket placement
  • Line wrapping
  • Whitespace
  • Comments
3. Clean Logic
  • Magic numbers and constants
  • Parameter lists
  • Predicate methods
  • Making good use of loops
4. Clean Unit Tests
  • What's a "unit" test?
  • Keep your tests fast
  • Single assertion per test
  • Keep your tests isolated
  • DRY vs. WET tests
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

M. Scott Ford

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