Clean Code Learning Program

Reduce the cost of change and maintenance with Clean Code

Master the art of writing code that’s easy to read, understand, and maintain by using the Clean Code principles compiled by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob).

Attending this learning program you will benefit from the trainer’s practical experience with the system of various sizes and in different languages. You will understand how to apply those principles in your code starting the day after the course.

Why Attend

You should attend this learning program if you want to:

Write code that is easy to read, understand and change
Incrementally clean existing code using the boyscout rule
Start using naming principles so you can communicate with your development team through code
Learn how to structure methods in classes
Reduce the cost of change for your software products

Who Should Attend

Mid-level and Senior Programmers
Technical Leads looking for improved coding guidelines or improved ways to structure code
CTOs who want to reduce the cost of change for their applications

Practical Details

Language: English
Experiential, hands-on, interactive online learning with practical examples
Participants will be awarded a Mozaic Works certificate of completion

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Agenda

Clean Code Fundamentals

Why is clean code needed? The reasons and benefits for using the clean code principles

Naming

Naming Principles; The continuum of names
Naming rules for clean code
Classification of Names
Heuristics for Naming
Picking names from domain
Common Questions

Functions

Functions Principles: small, low indentation, single responsibility, shortlist of arguments, no side effects, error handling is one thing
Why use functions?
Function guidelines for clean code
Review Functions using Clean Code Rules
Single Responsibility Principle in Practice
General Function Principles

Classes

Structuring classes: Small, single responsibility, easy to change
Why use classes?
Clean Code Guidelines for Classes
General principles for classes
Types of Classes

Clean Code and Software Design

Clean Code and Design
Clean Code and Coupling
Clean Code and Cohesion
Clean Code and SOLID Principles
Comments vs. self-explaining code
Structuring objects and data
The boy scout rule: try and leave the code a little better than you found it

What’s Next?

More details and full agenda here.

Prerequisites

You must be proficient in one of Java, C#, C++, PHP or JavaScript.

Basic knowledge of design patterns and SOLID principles is useful for understanding some of the concepts, but not required.