The 10th Chapter of the Getting Real E-Book talks about Code. Different ways on how to handle and manage codes are discussed in this chapter.
It is said that web developers should create less software rather than making a program consisting lots of lines of codes. Keeping the codes simple as possible is one of the ways for developers to be efficient on making their programs. Less codes means easy management, easy maintenance, and easy handling.
It is mentioned that web programmers should also optimize for happiness. This basically means that when making and creating codes, programmers should be happy about their work because a happy worker is a much productive worker compared to someone who is very stressed out. Using tools which they truly want and need will make them happier compared to giving them to tools which they don’t like.
Then it is said that code speaks to the web developer that is using it. This means that while developing the lines of codes used in the program, a web developer can distinguish if the codes that the developer is making is too long and very difficult to handle. The codes would figuratively tell the programmer that he is too much to handle and should be revised to be much easier to manage.
It is mentioned that developers should manage debt in terms of coding. It simply means that whenever developers hack some codes for its functionality, they should pay off that debt by managing it and making it what they really need.
Finally, it is discussed that web programmers should open their doors to the outside world and let the end-users in. It gives the programmers a way to communicate with their clients and get information from them. And from this information and knowledge, they can develop and improve their program to be much better.
