🔸 TL;DR
▪️ Indent consistently, name things clearly, comment why (not what), don’t keep dead code (Git remembers), avoid over-engineering, pair up to spread craft, and use modern Java features (records, lambdas, text blocks) for cleaner code. ✨
🔸 WHY READABILITY WINS
▪️ Code is read far more than it’s written.
▪️ Readable code reduces bugs, review time, and onboarding friction.
▪️ Simplicity scales; cleverness doesn’t. 🧠➡️🧼
🔸 DO THE BASICS FLAWLESSLY
▪️ Indentation: one style, everywhere (auto-format in your IDE).
▪️ Meaningful naming: totalAmount beats t—prefer intent over brevity.
▪️ Wise comments: explain why, not what; point to a decision, doc, or ticket.
▪️ No commented-out code: delete it—it’s versioned. 🗂️
▪️ No over-engineering: YAGNI/KISS—design for today’s requirements.
🔸 PAIR TO LEVEL UP
▪️ Pair programming spreads context, catches smells early, and shares patterns.
▪️ Rotate pairs to avoid silos and improve collective code ownership. 🤝
🔸 LEAN INTO MODERN JAVA
▪️ Records: concise immutable data carriers = less boilerplate, fewer bugs.
▪️ Lambdas/Streams: express intent cleanly—use for transformations and filtering.
▪️ Text blocks ("""): stop + concatenation hell for JSON/SQL/multiline strings.
▪️ Prefer small, pure functions; avoid deep nesting; return early. ☕️
🔸 SMALL PRACTICES, BIG IMPACT
▪️ One responsibility per method/class.
▪️ Guard clauses 〉 nested if pyramids.
▪️ Descriptive PR titles & commit messages.
▪️ Leave code better than you found it. 🧹
🔸 TAKEAWAYS
▪️ Readability is a feature—ship it deliberately.
▪️ Tooling + habits (formatters, linters, reviews, pairing) keep quality steady.
▪️ Modern language features help you say more with less.
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