Good Code, Bad Code

Think Like a Software Engineer

von Tom Long

376 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Practical techniques for writing code that is robust, reliable, and easy for team members to understand and adapt.SummaryIn Good Code, Bad Code you’ll learn how to:Think about code like an effective software engineerWrite functions that read like well-structured sentencesEnsure code is reliable and bug freeEffectively unit test codeIdentify code that can cause problems and improve itWrite code that is reusable and adaptable to new requirementsImprove your medium and long-term productivitySave yourself and your team timeThe difference between good code or bad code often comes down to how you apply the established practices of the software development community. In Good Code, Bad Code you’ll learn how to boost your productivity and effectiveness with code development insights normally only learned through careful mentorship and hundreds of code reviews.About the technologySoftware development is a team sport. For an application to succeed, your code needs to be robust and easy for others to understand, maintain, and adapt. Whether you’re working on an enterprise team, contributing to an open source project, or bootstrapping a startup, it pays to know the difference between good code and bad code.About the bookGood Code, Bad Code is a clear, practical introduction to writing code that’s a snap to read, apply, and remember. With dozens of instantly-useful techniques, you’ll find coding insights that normally take years of experience to master. In this fast-paced guide, Google software engineer Tom Long teaches you a host of rules to apply, along with advice on when to break them!What's insideWrite functions that read like sentencesEnsure your code stays bug-freeHow to sniff out bad codeSave time for yourself and your teamAbout the readerFor coders early in their careers who are familiar with an object-oriented language, such as Java or C#.About the authorTom Long is a software engineer at Google where he works as a tech lead. Among other tasks, he regularly mentors new software engineers in professional coding best practices.Table of ContentsPART 1 IN THEORY1 Code quality2 Layers of abstraction3 Other engineers and code contracts4 ErrorsPART 2 IN PRACTICE5 Make code readable6 Avoid surprises7 Make code hard to misuse8 Make code modular9 Make code reusable and generalizablePART 3 UNIT TESTING10 Unit testing principles11 Unit testing practices

• Themen: Informatik und Informationstechnologie Computerprogrammierung und Softwareentwicklung Microsoftprogrammierung .Net-Programmierung
• ISBN: 9781617298936
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2021
• Größe: 234 x 187 mm
• Verlag: Manning Publications