What Makes Good Code Good?

Written by: Jayson Bradley

The Logos software development team has a large set of coding guidelines that have evolved over the years. We record them all on an internal wiki, each in its own article. The scope of each guideline varies widely; some guidelines give broad advice, and others indicate a particular coding style for a particular language.

Why do we have coding guidelines? To encourage the writing of good code. But what is good code? My favorite description of good code can be found in an MSDN Magazine article by the late Paul DiLascia. In his End Bracket article titled “What Makes Good Code Good?” he explains that