Agile Software Development: Clean Coding Practices

As a writer of code, the complier isn't your only audience. Your coworkers—and even your future self, when you fix bugs—must be able to easily understand your original intent. In this course, learn why it's important to write code that's clean—or, easily understood by both computers and humans—and how to do it in practice. Instructor Scott Ford reviews how to ensure that different aspects of your code are clearly and thoughtfully constructed, including names, formatting, and logic. Plus, he explains what a "clean" unit test looks like, and how to ensure that your tests are fast and efficient.

Learning objectives
The importance of clean names
Naming classes and types
Rules for naming local and member variables
Why clean formatting matters
Making good use of loops
Keeping your unit tests isolated