Research shows that reading and navigating code consume more time than typing.

To enhance readability, we focus on three optimizations: making code easy to scan, emphasizing expressive layout, and adopting a compact format.

👓 Code easy to scan

Leveraging human pattern recognition and standardizing non-essential elements in code makes accidental complexity fade into the background.

Consistent layouts help distinguish code behavior and structure within classes.

💎 Code expressive layout

Choosing meaningful names is key to code clarity.

Code layout is also expressive.

Teams often adopt automatic formatters as a starting point, fine-tuning manually.

This hand-finished style aligns with code intent, surpassing automated formatters.

🤏 Code Compact format

Maximizing on-screen content reduces cognitive load.

Traditional long comments and whitespace were suitable for older technology, but modern IDEs offer syntax coloring and cross-linking.

Every pixel should aid code comprehension, with layout serving this purpose effectively.

✍️ Code is like poetry: everything in the text has a purpose.