A Guide to Improving Code Quality

As developers, we all want to write high-quality code. But where do we start? Do we just follow our instincts or should we rely on a set of coding standards?

In my experience, following coding standards has been a game-changer. It has helped me write better code, collaborate better with my team and ultimately deliver high-quality projects.

But let’s be honest, coding standards can be tedious and boring. That’s why I have come up with a few tips to make following coding standards more fun and easy.

1️⃣ Start by understanding why coding standards exist and why they are important. This will give you a sense of purpose and motivation.

2️⃣ Involve your team in creating coding standards. This will make it a team effort and help everyone feel invested in following them.

3️⃣ Use tools like linters and formatters to automate the process of adhering to coding standards. This will save you time and ensure consistency.

4️⃣ Celebrate following coding standards! Reward yourself and your team when you successfully adhere to them. This will make following them more fun and motivating.

Better Comments is an extension for Visual Studio Code that helps you create more human-friendly comments in your code. With this extension, you can categorize your annotations into alerts, queries, TODOs, highlights, and more. You can also customize the appearance of your comments, including the color, font, and size.

Features

• Predefined comment styles: Alerts, queries, TODOs, highlights, and commented-out code.
• Customizable comment styles: You can change the color, font, and other properties of the comment styles.
• IntelliSense support: The extension provides IntelliSense support for predefined comment styles.
• Command palette integration: You can use the command palette to quickly create comments.
• Improved readability: The ability to categorize comments makes your code easier to read and understand.
• Improved maintainability: The ability to customize the look and feel of your comments makes it easier to maintain your code.
• Clearer communication: The ability to style commented-out code makes it clear that the code should not be there.

Overall, the Better Comments extension is a great way to improve the readability and maintainability of your code. It is easy to use and customize, and it can help you to better communicate your intent to other developers.

So, what are your thoughts on coding standards? Do you follow them? How do you make following them more fun and easy? 🤔