The Art of Readable Code

As programmers, we have all encountered source code that is so ugly and flawed that it gives us a headache. Over the past five years, authors Dustin Boswell and Trevor Foucher have analyzed hundreds of examples of bad code to understand why they are poor and how they can be improved. Their conclusion? You need to write code that minimizes the time someone else needs to understand it—even if that someone else is yourself. This book focuses on fundamental principles and practical techniques that you can apply every time you write code. Using easily understandable code examples from various languages, each chapter delves into a different aspect of coding and shows how you can make your code easy to understand. Simplify naming, comments, and formatting with tips that apply to every line of code. Refine the loops, logic, and variables of your program to reduce complexity and confusion.