Introduction

Goals

GOAL

In this class we will focus on writing Clean Code, i.e. code that is correct and maintainable.

Clean code is an essential concern when you start building larger projects that are meant to last for years. Anyone should be able to pick up your code and – within a reasonable time frame – understand what it does, what its role inside the project is, and how to modify it.

Clean code is both a concern at the architectural level (organisation between modules and classes) and at the granular level (organisation inside a given class or function).

We will see basic coding habits that make your code more expressive, general principles that help you organize your code, a few amazing design patterns, and we will get into the habit of using meaningful names and writing documentation and tests. We will also discover the amazing tools that are available to make our job easier and way more enjoyable.

It's not about C++

Although this class makes use of C++, most of its content will be applicable to any language and any kind of programming project.

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