Clean Code

5 Reasons Why ThinkBrite Writes Clean Code

 

1. Clearness

It’s easy to forget that each line of code software developers write is likely to be read many times by humans during its lifetime. These humans are usually other developers who you may want to work on your code after ThinkBrite is done building your great big dream. They’re busy fixing bugs and adding features. Therefore our team takes care of the code and makes it as clean and clear as possible. Developers are like authors, great authors are known for writing books that tell a clear, compelling story. They use chapters, headings, and paragraphs to clearly organize their thoughts and painlessly guide their reader. Developers work in a very similar system, but use namespaces, classes, and methods instead of words.

2. Best Practices

In recent years, software best practices like unit testing. have been adopted by our team to make sure we stay up to date on the latest practices. These practices elevate code quality and maintainability. Implementing clean code principles is a foundational skill that pays off especially well when it’s time to refactor code or bring code under testing. Clean code makes it easier to read and test. If you think of it as part of a house, clean code is the foundation.

3. Logic Behind the Code

If someone asks us about our code quality, we should have a rational justification. If you’ve never methodically considered the quality of your coding style, there’s likely plenty of opportunity for improvement. Those who write clean code have concrete activities, patterns, and techniques they use to keep their code clean. That's why we keep our code filled with logic.

4. Maintenance

Writing code is relatively easy, reading is hard. This is why so many developers prefer to rewrite rather than do the hard work of reading and comprehending existing code. By writing code that is readable, you are optimizing for the 90% of the time we are reading code, rather than the 10% of the time you are writing it. This is a significantly more cost-effective strategy than the alternative strategy of writing code as quickly as possible without concern for the readability of the code. Also, it makes it almost impossible to say, “Oh, this code is not mine, it is Juan’s.” With clean code you won’t need to blame others for the poor quality of the code, clean code is a standard, a foundation for everyone to work on. So, at the end of the day, by creating code that is maintainable, you are optimizing the majority of your time and the cost of maintaining code.


5. Easy to Test

Testing means everything to us here at ThinkBrite, so we aim directly at building clean code followed by automated testing of that code. By automated testing, we mean Test-Driven Development - which is the most effective way to improve the quality of code, improve the long-term velocity of a team, and reduce the number of software defects. All of these factors contribute heavily to the overall ROI of the software which we at ThinkBrite Solutions take very seriously.