Best Practices
Working with Legacy Code: The Boy Scout Rule
We all have that one project in our careers—the codebase that’s 15 years old, uses Java 6, and no one understands it fully. I inherited one of these la…
Search Results
Results for "refactoring"
7 articles found
Best Practices
Technology
DeepSeek vs Claude: Coding Capabilities Compared
I ran the same set of coding tasks through DeepSeek and Claude to see which performs better. For straightforward algorithms and boilerplate generation, bot…
Best Practices
Clean Code: Writing Java That Humans Can Read
I’ve read Robert Martin’s *Clean Code* three times, and I still learn something new each time. The golden rule is that code is written for humans, not…
Technology
Why Claude's Large Context Window Changed My Workflow
Claude's ability to handle massive context windows up to 200,000 tokens is not just a marketing gimmick. I regularly paste entire codebases, lengthy resear…
How to Use Claude
How Claude Reads and Analyzes Code: A Developer's View
Beyond writing code, Claude is remarkably capable at understanding and analyzing existing codebases. For developers working in complex systems, this analys…
TypeScript
TypeScript for JavaScript Developers: Why You Should Make the Switch
If you're still writing plain JavaScript, TypeScript deserves your attention. It's JavaScript with static typing, which means you catch errors during devel…
CSS
CSS Variables: Unlocking Dynamic Stylesheets
CSS Custom Properties, commonly called CSS variables, have revolutionized how we write and maintain stylesheets. Unlike preprocessor variables from Sass or…