9 Rules That’ll Help You Write Clean Code

You write code every day. It runs. Tests pass. Tickets close. But six months later, you open that same file and think: “Who wrote this?” It was you. And that’s the problem. Clean code isn’t about being clever. It’s about being kind to the next person who reads your work, and most of the time, that person is future you. These 9 rules won’t just clean up your codebase. They’ll change how you think about writing software altogether. Let’s get into it. 1. You Ain’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI) Press enter