Good code is like a love letter to the next developer who will maintain it.

Code, in its essence, is communication.

Good code is like a love letter to the next developer who will maintain it. Code, in its essence, is communication. Addy Osmani Dec 21, 2023 18 2 2 Share We often romanticize the notion of programming, presenting it as an abstract form of art, a science, or even a form of magic. The truth, however, is much more practical and grounded. Code, in its essence, is communication. At the start of my book, Learning JavaScript Design Patterns , I say "good code is like a love letter to the next developer who will maintain it". It is an intimate correspondence, from one developer to another, spanning ti

saved by

• Ivy Chen

related reading

• The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted codingaddyo.substack.com
• Agile for developers: Refactoring codeabout.gitlab.com
• Cognitive load is what mattersminds.md
• Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to... — programming is terribleprogrammingisterrible.com
• AddyOsmani.com - 21 Lessons From 14 Years at Googleaddyosmani.com
• What is good code?loup-vaillant.fr
• It's hard to write code for computers, but it's even harder to write code for humans · Erik Bernhardssonerikbern.com
• Habits of great software engineersvadimkravcenko.com
• "Do You Still Read the Code?"zanlib.dev
• New Junior Developers Can’t Actually Code | N’s Blognmn.gl
• Code is run more than read | olano.devolano.dev
• Write code like a human will maintain itunstack.io