Readability Counts
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” - Martin Fowler I have a friend who once told me that it’s our jobs to write code that can be maintained. When you open up someone else’s code, or even your own from a while back, the clock immediately starts ticking. The more time you have to think about what code is doing or what variable p stands for, the more time you’re wasting and the more money your employer is spending. [read more…]