80 Tips for Writing Better Code

A Guidebook from Real Developers

Earlier this year, we reached out to hundreds of developers, across a wide variety of industries, and asked them to share advice for other developers. The question we wanted to answer was, “What is the best piece of advice you have for a developer or a team of developers to write better code?”

To help you find the advice that’s best for you, we organized these tips into 8 chapters, with additional resources to help you put this advice into action.

• Selecting the Right Tools.
• Understand the Role of Testing.
• Writing Maintainable and Sustainable Code.
• Starting with the Requirements.
• Learning, Education, and Career Development.
• Code Review and Profiling.
• Collaboration on Development Teams.
• Revisiting Your “Writing” Process.