How to Get Started with Clean Code

If you are new to Clean Code, you should first read Robert C. Martin’s Clean Code. The Clean Code Developer initiative may help you getting started with a didactically smooth stepwise introduction to the topic in general.

We recommend you to start with things that are easily understood and broadly accepted, such as Booleans, Conditions, and Ifs.

You will probably benefit most from the section Methods, especially Do one thing, do it well, do it only and Small, because these tremendously improve the overall structure of your code.

Some topics in here can spark difficult discussions in teams that are experienced in what they do but new to Clean Code; these topics are perfectly “healthy”, but people may have problems making themselves comfortable with them in the beginning.

Continue to these more controversial topics later; especially Comments, Names, and Formatting can lead to near-religious disputes and should only be addressed by teams that already saw proof of Clean Code’s positive effects.