The Clean Coder, 10 Steps To Becoming The Clean Coder

The Clean Coder, 10 Steps To Becoming The Clean Coder 

We’ve all heard the saying Cleanliness is next to godliness, but how many of us take the idea seriously? If you’re not sure what it means, it means that being clean and organized will help you be more successful in your work and life. There are plenty of reasons why being clean helps you succeed both personally and professionally, and this article has 10 steps to help you become a clean coder!

  • Decide

First and foremost you need to decide what makes a clean coder. They will always be judged by other coders so take your time and do it right. You can always tweak your definition as you go along. But if you don’t know where to start then ask yourself these questions: What is professionalism? What defines a good programming practice? Why do I want to be considered clean? Is it because I get along better with others or is it because I’m simply trying to improve my skills or both? Think long and hard about these questions before you continue reading.

  • Increase Productivity with a Schedule

Most coders prefer to be as productive as possible without being weighed down by structure. And that's completely fine. If you want to start working at midnight, go for it! However, if you're looking to increase your productivity and be successful in your career as a coder, it's time to make a change. Getting into a regular schedule will give you structure and free up time for other tasks (even if it does feel like torture at first). It'll help you set priorities with work and life and give more focus on what really matters—and isn't that all we can ask for? Developing good habits never feels great in the beginning but stick with it and soon enough, they'll become second nature. Make sure you don't develop bad habits too!

The Clean Coder, 10 Steps To Becoming The Clean Coder

  • Have the Right Tools for the Job

There are thousands of coding tools out there: IDEs (integrated development environments), IRC clients, bug-tracking systems...the list goes on. They’re not all created equal and you may or may not need all of them. If you can do without an IDE and just use a plain text editor (Notepad++ is my personal favorite), great! If you can use a simple issue tracker like Mantis instead of more advanced ones like Bugzilla or JIRA, that’s fine too.

  • Always Use Source Control

As a developer, you should always be using source control. If you’re new to development, that might sound like an intimidating thing to do – but trust me, it’s easier than you think. There are plenty of options out there for getting started with source control; GitHub is probably one of the most well-known at this point – but if you’re just getting started with coding and want something simple to get your hands dirty with, CodePen is a great place to start.

  • Use a Revision Control System

Whether it’s SVN, Mercurial, or git, version control is one of those things that may not seem that important until you don’t have it. It gives you a snapshot of your code at any point in time. It gives you a rollback function for when things go wrong (and they will). It provides an audit trail for each change and allows multiple people to collaborate on a project together efficiently. Best of all? It saves your ass when used correctly!

The Clean Coder, 10 Steps To Becoming The Clean Coder

  • Optimize Early and Often

One of the biggest mistakes a developer can make is to optimize code at any given point in development. Yes, there are times when you will need to take some time off from writing code and rewriting existing code so that you can make it faster or more efficient. However, most developers believe they should be optimized early on in their development cycle instead of leaving it until later. If you wait too long to optimize your code, then you run into even more problems trying to rewrite parts of your program.

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