• Online, Self-Paced

Clean Coding is a broad term for philosophies, principles, and practices for creating better, more efficient, and less error-prone software. This course covers clean coding and how to create better code.

Learning Objectives

What Is Clean Code?

  • start the course
  • describe the basic goals of clean coding
  • specify the reasons why clean coding is important
  • define the benefits of adopting clean coding

Basic Clean Code Principles

  • describe the fundamental principle of creating simple code
  • define why code should be made understandable
  • specify how code can be better by being made consistent
  • define the importance and benefits of maintainable code
  • describe the principle of DRY and why it's important

Writing for Other Developers

  • specify the importance of code readability
  • define the importance of better code functionality
  • describe the importance of better code security
  • define the benefits and best practices for organizing project files

The Clean Coding Team

  • specify the benefits and best practices for team organization and clean coding
  • describe how policies and procedures can be implemented for better clean coding

Practice: Clean Coding Basics

  • demonstrate usage of different naming conventions, commenting, and syntax

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Software Development

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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