What is Code Quality & it's Checklist

As a startup working with a team that is thousands of miles away, there are many things that one needs to take care of – Timezone, communication, reporting, etc. Code Quality is a similarly important factor in a successful offshore journey.

Managing code quality means making the team self-reliant and organized.

Let us see, what is code quality and what are its checklist

What Is Code Quality?
Code quality is a subjective matter that can be understood from various contexts. For different developers working in different ecosystems, the parameters of code quality could be different.

A good or high-quality code, in general, is a clean code that stands up to most of the tests it is put forward to and certainly lasts long. A simple test of good code is if the developer himself and the team can understand the code after 3 months.

The main properties of a good quality code are:

Clarity: The code should be easy to read and highly understandable, even to people who aren’t related to the code in any way.

Easy Maintenance: The code should be modular, making it less complicated to make changes whenever needed.

Documented: The code should be written to self-explain. Developers should make use of comments to explain complex functions.

Consistency: The code formatting should be consistent and should follow the significant coding conventions.

Well-Tested: The code should have followed rigorous testing to have no critical bugs. The lesser the bugs, the higher the quality of the code.

Efficient: Code should be able to optimize the use of available resources to carry out its function ideally.

The whole team, i.e. the delivery manager, tester, and developer need to invest time to ensure quality in code

To conclude : Code quality is the most crucial factor in the long-term success of a software. Making use of automated code review tools like Codegrip will help you to maintain your code quality.

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