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I like Make it work Make it good Make it fast

• gregjor 4y ago
  I can measure "works" and "fast." Good can mean lots of things, it's a subjective assessment of code quality, readability, and maintainability. More experienced programmers probably have a better idea about how to achieve readable and maintainable code, but so far no one has come up with a measurable way to make code "good." Bob Martin spells out his ideas of "good" in his books but I don't find his examples particularly good, or even real-world. The only useful guide to "good" code I've come across in 40 years programming is The Elements of Programming Style, which Bob Martin has managed to expand from a thin pamphlet to multiple large books.