What you'll learn
- Identify and apply characteristics that lead to consistent, aesthetically pleasing code. Code that's a joy to be responsible for.
- Learn trade offs and how to come to a consensus as a team about how to approach consistency.
- You'll learn to improve the code you write yourself, and improve existing code, in a productive manner.
- You'll start to see the impact of rewriting or refactoring code and how it can pay huge dividends without much effort.
- Learn about tools that take the pain out of writing code well, so you can focus on what the code accomplishes.
Requirements
- This course assumes you have a basic understanding of JavaScript to the point that you can read and follow along with code examples.
Description
It's one thing to create code, it's another to create code that's aesthetically pleasing. And pleasing not just in visual appreciation but also the how the design of the code contributes toward the purpose of creating value for users. With thoughtful consideration, it's possible to decompose the notion of beauty, or good versus bad code, into a set of characteristics that can be used to evaluate alternative styles of code. Code itself is like art, it's subjective. With the right context and a mutual appreciation of consistency, you can create beautiful code.
Words can't describe what I can show, watch the free introduction (below) to understand more about what you'll take away from this course.
Who this course is for:
- If you're interested in not just writing code, but writing code well, this course is for you.
Instructor
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I'm passionate about helping organizations delight customers.
I've had decades of experience developing software and working with teams to improve how software is developed. My experience spans everything from the conception of an idea, through implementation and ongoing support.
I've been interviewed on The Businessology Show and Art of Value about how important value is in software development. I speak extensively both online and offline about software and business. I routinely write about topics of interest including articles featured in MSDN Magazine, InfoQ, VeraSage and JetBrain's TeamCity blog. I've authored several courses on both Pluralsight and Udemy.
I love creating courses to distill and share knowledge with people just like you, that have an unquenchable thirst for learning and improvement.