Best Practices

A Few Words About Naming – Methods (In Progress)

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Best practices

Note: This article is a work in progress!

Maybe the topic seems trivial and worn-out, as everyone knows that you need to create clear, unambiguous names. However, it’s still a greatly neglected area. Teams are still far from understanding that the most depends on naming. No refactoring has as much power as changing a name. It is primarily the names, if used correctly, that form what is called self-documenting code, creating a clear language in the source code of the system you are building.

Clean Code

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Best practices

The Importance of Clean Code

There are ongoing philosophical discussions on whether clean code matters and if it is worth investing time to read it. I won’t engage directly in this debate. Instead, a small example should suffice:

Strategies of Excellence: The Simplest Possible Environment

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Best practices

Download the full PDF version of the article here.

Code Cleanup: Not Just About Refactoring

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Best practices

Introduction

Blogspot unfortunately disappoints me when it comes to publishing source code, which is especially important for topics concerning coding style. Perhaps some of you have experience or ideas on this matter. I use the tool http://formatmysourcecode.blogspot.com/2006/02/paste-your-text-here.html, but still, Blogspot occasionally distorts the post.