Slides-deck from my talk at the VT Code Camp 2014. Useful for developers of all levels and platforms. Dive into the how's and why's for developing clean code and learn to "think clean" when writing code.

1. Clean Code: Write Clean Think Clean
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Agenda
What is clean code?
Why do we need it?
How we can do it?

2. What is clean code?
Readable / Understandable
var X=“Hetal”, var y=“Dave”
var FirstName = “Hetal” var LastName=“Dave”
function DoSomething()
function SaveAddress()
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Easy to maintain
Easy to scale up or down
Simple and organized

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Why do we need it?
Better readability
Better maintainability
Reduced cost of maintenance
Satisfaction of – A Job Well Done!!!

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How we can do it?
 Follow
 Industry Standards
 Your experiences/learnings
 Implement
 SOLID Principles
(Start with SRP – Single Responsibility Principle)
- function SaveAdress() : // Do Validation & Save Address
- function ValidateAddress() : Validate Address
- function Save Address() : Save Address
 Tools
 Resharper
 Have
 Self discipline
 Patience

5. Resources & References
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Resharper
 http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/
Books
Clean Code
ISBN-13: 000-0132350882 ISBN-10: 0132350882
Code Complete
ISBN-13: 079-0145196705 ISBN-10: 0735619670
Quick Read
 http://blog.pluralsight.com/7-reasons-clean-code-matters
 http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.PrinciplesOfOod