Java: Writing Readable and Maintainable Code

By Andrejs Doronins
Learn how to write clean, readable, and maintainable code that human beings can read and understand clearly.
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Apr 15, 2019
Duration
2h 24m
Table of contents
Naming Matters
Classes: Prefer Concrete Names 3m Classes: Best Practices 5m Introduction 1m Variables 2m Methods: Best Practices 3m Methods: Exceptions to the Rule 1m Methods: Antipatterns 2m Summary 1m Abbreviations and Spelling 2m
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Clean and Maintainable Code Concepts
Benefits of Clean Code 3m Introduction 2m Prerequisites 1m Who Is this Course for? 2m Always Code as if... 1m Course Overview 2m
Implementing Methods
Introduction 1m Clean Code Concepts 3m What (not) to Return 4m Method Parameters 6m Magic Numbers 1m Flag Arguments 1m Return Early 2m Fail Fast 3m Conditionals 2m Refactor Duplication 2m Summary 1m Ternary Expressions 1m
Better Constructors
Introduction 1m Static Factory Methods 3m Constructor Telescoping 2m Constructor Chaining 2m Summary 1m
Handling Exceptions
Introduction 1m Catch Specific Exceptions 4m Finally Block 2m Catch Block 3m Summary 1m
Class Organization
SRP 4m Introduction 2m Cohesion 4m Coupling 8m Module Recap 1m Style Conventions 2m Further Material 1m Principle of Proximity 2m Summary 2m
Writing Comments
Compensating Comments 1m Introduction 2m Logs, Wikis and TODOs 2m Misleading Comments 2m Commented out Code 1m Summary 1m Useful Comments 3m
Improving Tests
Introduction 1m DAMP Tests 3m Further Material 1m Summary 1m Use a Test Template 2m Keep Tests Focused 4m
Maintaining Clean Code
Agree on Rules 1m Introduction 2m Boy Scout Rule 3m Use Static Checkers 4m Code Review and Pair Programming 3m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Apr 15, 2019
Duration
2h 24m
Description

Most software is built to last a long time, and one of the key challenges is to keep technical debt at bay. Applying fundamental principles of clean code is crucial to the long-term success of any software project. In this course, Java: Writing Readable and Maintainable Code, you will gain the ability to write high quality code that others will enjoy reading and working with. First, you will learn the importance of naming and how to choose great names for your classes, variables, and methods. Next, you will discover the pitfalls of Java constructors, methods, tests, comments, and exception handling before examining how you can either prevent or overcome them. Finally, you will learn some hands-on practical tips on how you can maintain the top quality of your code. By the end of this course, you will have the necessary skills to write clean, readable and maintainable code that human beings can read and understand clearly.

About the author
Andrejs Doronins
About the author

Andrejs is a Quality Assurance professional and participates in the entire SDLC - from requirements analysis, to test creation and their automation.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
Hi everyone, my name is Andrejs Doronins, and welcome to my course, Java: Writing Readable and Maintainable Code. Have you ever worked on a project that had terrible code? You need to develop it and maintain it, and on a daily basis, you wish that people before you did a better job. But are you absolutely sure that you write clean and maintainable code? If not, you should watch this course. Some of the major topics that we will cover include the importance of naming and how to choose great names for your classes, variables, and methods; pitfalls of Java constructors, methods, tests, comments, and exception handling, and how you can either prevent or overcome them; as well as hands-on practical tips how you can maintain the top quality of your code. By the end of this course, you will gain the ability to do just that, write code that you and others will enjoy reading and working with. Before beginning the course, you should have some professional experience with Java in any IDE, such as IntelliJ or Eclipse, and be able to write object-oriented code. I hope you'll join me on this journey to better code quality with the course Java: Writing Readable and Maintainable Code, here at Pluralsight.

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