Clean Code

Comments, formatting, structuring, error handling, and unit tests. Numerous case studies, best practices, heuristics, and code smells. Even bad code can work. But if the code isn't clean, it can bring a development company to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are wasted because code is poorly written. But it doesn't have to be that way.

In Clean Code, renowned software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm that shows you how to write good code and refactor bad code. Together with his colleagues from Object Mentor, he distills the best practices of agile development of clean code into a unique book. This allows you to acquire the insights of the masters of software development, making you a better programmer through concrete case studies that are thoroughly examined in the book.

You will read a lot of code in this book. And you will be prompted to think about what is right and wrong with that code. More importantly, you will be challenged to reassess your professional values and your attitude towards your profession.

Clean Code consists of three parts: The first part describes the principles, patterns, and techniques needed to write clean code. The second part consists of several increasingly complex case studies. Each case study demonstrates how to clean up code – how a problematic codebase is transformed into a solid and efficient form. The third part contains the fruits and rewards of practical work: a comprehensive chapter with best practices, heuristics, and code smells gathered during the creation of the case studies. The result is a knowledge base that describes how we think when we write, read, and clean code.

This book is a must-read for everyone.