10 Tips to Keep Your Software Simple

From the creator

👉 Take your productivity to the next level and keep your team organized - try monday.com for free today: https://bit.ly/424BbYW. In this video, I’ll show you 10 essential tips to keep your code simple, maintainable, and easy to work with. 🔥 GitHub Repository: https://git.arjan.codes/2025/simple. 👷 Review code better and faster with my 3-Factor Framework: https://arjan.codes/diagnosis. 🎓 ArjanCodes Courses: https://www.arjancodes.com/courses. 💬 Join my Discord server: https://discord.arjan.codes. ⌨️ Keyboard I’m using: https://amzn.to/49YM97v. 🔖 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:10 Tip #1 YAGNI – You Ain’t Gonna Need It 3:43 Tip #2 DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself 5:58 Tip #3 Avoid Overengineering 7:50 Tip #4 Organize Yourself 9:40 Tip #5 Keep Functions Short and Do One Thing (Cohesion) 11:35 Tip #6 Avoid Hardcoded Values 12:42 Tip #7 Use Meaningful Names 13:45 Tip #8 Document Thought Process, Not Just What the Code Does 14:52 Tip #9 Don’t Overcomplicate Module Structure 17:09 Tip #10 Write Tests for Critical Code 18:53 BONUS Tip 20:47 Outro #arjancodes #softwaredesign #python

Published 2025-04-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.