Good code or bad code? The difference often comes down to how you apply the conventions, style guides, and other established practices of the software development community. In Good Code, Bad Code you’ll learn how to boost your effectiveness and productivity with code development insights normally only learned through years of experience, careful mentorship, and hundreds of code reviews. Learn more about the book here: https://bit.ly/39hfWsu

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2. The difference between good and
bad code often comes down to how
you apply the conventions, style
guides, and other established
practices of software development.
Coding in a development team
requires a very specific set of skills.
Namely, successful software
engineers need to ensure that their
code is reusable, maintainable, and
easy for others to understand and
adapt.

3. In Good Code, Bad Code you’ll
learn how to boost your
effectiveness and productivity
with code development insights
normally only learned through
years of experience, careful
mentorship, and hundreds of code
reviews.
This instantly-useful book distills
the principles of professional
coding into one comprehensive
and hands-on beginner’s guide.

4. You’ll start with a jargon-free
primer to coding fundamentals
that teaches you to think about
abstractions, consider your
fellow engineers, and write code
that can recover from errors.
After which you’ll dive into
specific techniques and practices
and put what you’re learning to
use. By the time you’re done,
you’ll be writing the kind of
readable, reusable, and testable
code that’s the mark of a true
software professional.

5. What people are saying
about the book:
Helps explain some of
the knowledge gaps
between enthusiastic
new graduates and
grouchy old gray
beards like myself.
-Abby Author, NYC
I wish I had read this when I first
started programming, not just
programming professionally. It
brought together things that I
have learned the hard way over
the years and from multiple
sources, all in one book.
-Heather Ward

6. About the author:
Tom Long is a software engineer at
Google. He works as a tech lead,
mentoring and teaching
professional coding practices to
new graduates and beginner
software engineers.

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