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Code is clean if it can be understood easily – by everyone on the team. Clean code can be read and enhanced by a developer other than its original author. With understandability comes readability, changeability, extensibility and maintainability.

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General rules

1. Follow standard conventions.
2. Keep it simple stupid. Simpler is always better. Reduce complexity as much as possible.
3. Boy scout rule. Leave the campground cleaner than you found it.
4. Always find root cause. Always look for the root cause of a problem.

Design rules

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The Four Elements of Simple Design

• Introduced by [Kent Beck][beck] in the 1990s.
• Part of his software development methodology [Extreme Programming][extreme-programming].
• His exact wording appears in the [White Book][white-book].

The rules can be stated as followed:

1. Passes all tests
2. Maximizes clarity