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Clean, test-driven code isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s how teams stay fast without breaking things. Engineers who enforce good tests and clean design aren’t slowing progress; they’re the reason progress can keep happening.

How do you logically divide your code commits? 1. Frequently commit “units” or components of logic 2. Frequently commit features (or pieces of features) 3. Less frequency larger commits 4. Some other method?

Code without documentation is just a puzzle you’ll forget how to solve. That’s why clean code matters: 1. Add comments that explain the “why” 2. Use clear variable names 3. Write like your future self will read it Because one day, you actually will.

There are, I have learned, only two times you should refactor your code. 1. When it is working 2. When it isn't. There is a third though - when you are unaware of the above and learn the hard way. On the 'hard way' journey into the unknown since 23'

Every line of code looks smart until it breaks at 2 AM. Every “custom workaround” feels genius until you try to upgrade. Complexity isn’t clever. It’s costly. The smartest devs make things simple enough that anyone could maintain them. Because clean code scales. Clever code fails.

Every line of code looks smart until it breaks at 2 AM. Every “custom workaround” feels genius until you try to upgrade. Complexity isn’t clever. It’s costly. The smartest devs make things simple enough that anyone could maintain them. Because clean code scales. Clever code fails.

Deleting code in order to reduce complexity is the most satisfying thing as a engineer. A key tip to keep lines of code down, is simple easy to read control flows. if you at a first glance cannot decipher what the code is doing, its overly complex.

A few years ago I used to obsess over writing the most optimized code possible — shaving off milliseconds, chaining functions just to make it look clever, and turning simple logic into something only I could understand. These days I care much more about clarity. Code is read way more often than it’s written, and future me (or someone else) deserves code that explains itself. 💡 Clean and obvious beats smart and confusing every time. What do you value more in your code - performance or readability?

Writing code is easy, but writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code is what makes a great developer stand out! 🚀 In this video, Srinivas Kulkarni explains the best clean code practices every developer should follow. From proper naming...

Stop waiting for the perfect moment to start. Perfect is the enemy of shipped. Do the messy thing. Make the bad art. Write the janky code. You can always refactor later, but you can't refactor what doesn't exist.