Description: BaseCode - a field guide of simple practices to writing lasting code proven by over 20 years of programming.
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During that time I've worked on hundreds of projects with dozens of teams. I found the most important quality of lasting code is readability .
When I first started writing code I just wrote code that worked . Who cares as long as it works? Years later, I went to great lengths to ensure my code adhered to all the best practices .
We know our code is too complex . This is easy to realize, but hard to avoid. We're too quick to dismiss qualities like readability and accept complexity as necessary..