How Do You Evaluate Code Readability?
Evaluating code readability is actually pretty easy. I’ll explain it in a way that you can easily illustrate with a flow diagram. And you can see if you agree with my assessment. Did someone else write this code? If so, it’s not readable. Did I write this code but more than six months ago? If so, it’s not readable. Otherwise, it’s readable. Sound about right? I kid, but only kind of. This tends to be my visceral, subconscious reaction before I reign myself in and think rationally. And I bet the same is true for a lot of you reading…