print("This tab contains Python code")
Introduction
1 Introduction
You don’t write code once and forget about it. It is written and then modified over time to keep it up to date and efficient as it pertains to the project. Maintaining a long-living software system is substantially related to the quality of the code. Every year, a large amount of time and significant resources are lost due to poorly written code. Writing clean code is a key skill all who use programming should have.
In this course, you will understand what clean code is and how to make our code clean code.
1.1 Learning Outcomes
After completing this course you should:
understand what clean code is
understand the importance of writing clean code
be familiar with some principles of clean code
1.2 Prerequisite Knowledge
Basic programming knowledge in Python or R is required.
1.3 Course Format
This course is written in both the Python and the R programming language. Where code is provided it will be presented in tabs; one for Python and one for R. Please choose the tab with the language you wish to use. An example is below.
1.4 Code Examples
print("This tab contains R code")
1.5 Duration
This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.