What is a Quality Code? A high-quality code is a code that is easy to understand and has the least bugs. It performs what is expected of it and follows the level of the language it is written in. Now that you know what I am talking about let's see how we can write quality code.

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// 8 Tips
To Write A qualityCode()

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Don't document bad
code - rewrite it.
Brian Kernighan

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Why poor quality
code is such an
issue?

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Poorly written
code can be a real
disaster.

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As Pullrequest quotes
"A recent study from Stripe and Harris Poll found the average developer spends 42% of their time
dealing with technical debt and maintenance issues, of which 3.8 hours are spent just on debugging
“bad code,” or poor quality code that’s difficult to maintain. The opportunity cost of bad code
comes to $85 billion annually — resources that could otherwise be used to build better software."
13.5 Hours
Technical DEbt
3.8 Hours
Bad Code

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When the mistakes in
your code increases, so
do the time that it takes
to remove the mistakes
and maintain them.

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With growing errors in
any code, the project
can no longer be
maintained and the
project will slowly die.

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But, What is a
Quality Code?

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A high-quality code is
a code that is easy to
understand and has
the least bugs.

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It performs what is
expected of it and
follows the level of the
language it is written in.

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How to write a quality
code?

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1. Try Linter
Ensure you have a linter in place to ensure consistency in code formatting.

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2. Invest in BDD Framework
Invest in automated (recommended BDD frameworks) testing framework,
mock third party services and write tests as to how you write user stories.

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3. Integrate a CI/CD System
Ensure before code is committed, the system verifies that the repo can be
built, tests are passing and code formatting is correct. CircleCI is a good one.

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4. Code Review Process
Incorporate a through code review process, not just for formality sake.

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5. Review README file
Ensure the README file has sections that give an overview of the project,
how to set up and contribute as well as how to deploy to production.

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6. Enable Review Apps
Enable review apps to verify changes in isolation (must-have for frontend
applications). Heroku does this almost for free.

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7. Do A Weekly Demo
Do a weekly/fortnight demo of the changes within
the team. This changes everything. Make it a habit.

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8. Add TODO'S In The Code
Add TODO's in the code to track technical debt. Add them to your ticketing system.
Address at least one technical debt every sprint. JIRA is a good tool for this.

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Now that you know what
are you aiming at, for a
deeper understanding of
a quality code, you can
read Code Complete
and Clean Code.

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