
As @unclebobmartin says in the Clean Code book: there are probably as many definitions of Clean Code as there are programmers.
This is a thread

First, my favorite quote from a well-known author:
"Clean Code reads like well-written prose" ( @Grady_Booch).
A short sentence that says it all.
Clean Code should be as enjoyable as reading a good novel. Names are revealing. Flow is simple. Clean Code tells a story.
"Clean Code reads like well-written prose" ( @Grady_Booch).
A short sentence that says it all.
Clean Code should be as enjoyable as reading a good novel. Names are revealing. Flow is simple. Clean Code tells a story.
In my own words ...
Clean Code is like a good painting.
When you look at a good painting, you know it's good, even if you are not an artist.
Clean Code feels the same. It's a pleasure to read. It's orderly and elegant. Everything is there for a reason.
It makes you smile.

When you look at a good painting, you know it's good, even if you are not an artist.
Clean Code feels the same. It's a pleasure to read. It's orderly and elegant. Everything is there for a reason.
It makes you smile.

It is so simple that the author does not look smart. And yet, it is obvious that the code was written by someone who put effort in it.
Simple is not easy.
Clean code always looks like it's been written by someone who is passionate about their craft.

It does one thing and it does it well, in a few words.
Intent is clear. There are no ambiguities. It doesn't have surprises and unintended side effects.
If you invoke "fillComboBox", you know that the method will not inadvertently modify a file.

It tells the story of the problem being solved. It's at the right level of abstraction. It uses a minimal amount of "computerish" terms.















No matter how clean the code is today. If it has no tests, you cannot refactor it confidently.
This means that the code will become unclean, eventually.

Code is read far more times than it is written.
Favoring a solution or technique that makes writing fast at the expense of readability does not make sense.
