Write better

Write better code

1. Read good code, which is
   • Performant: time, space and memory-efficient for the task
   • Reliable: covers all cases
   • Maintainable: readable and easily modified a decade from writing
2. Practice writing code while remembering
   • Plan before program
   • Code readability > Novel tricks
   • Self-documenting code
   • Follow design patterns
   • Not necessarily about fewer lines of code
3. DRY: Don't Repeat Yourself
4. Not WET: Write Everything Twice
5. TDD: Test Driven Development

Write better literature

1. Refine your drafts until they're sharp
2. Avoid words that would not be used in everyday speech
3. All the writing in a piece (including digressions) serve one unified purpose
4. Stop when you know what comes next

More on

Core reading

• DRY by DBT
• TDD by Martin Fowler
• Code Smells by Jeff Atwood
• notes on writing by Michael Nielsen
• Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose by Francis-Noël Thomas, Mark Turner

Additonal reading

• The Art of Readable Code by Trevor Foucher, Dustin Boswell
• The Art of Unit Testing by Roy Osherove
• Clean Code by Robert C Martin
• The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
• The Software Craftsman by Sandro Mancuso
• Plain Language by plainlanguage.gov