The Shaved Soapbox

If only we could all strive towards code perfection

I've found two views out there about writing good excellent code, that I absolutely have to agree with.

One is on CodingHorror, by Jeff Atwood, saying that writing code is just like writing, ultimately your co-software developers have to understand what your meaning was, and if they cannot figure it out, you're doing it wrong.

In Jeff's post there is reference to this post by Ned Batchelder, which basically gives you THE rule about removing dead code, which I have to admit, I've been breaking a big percentage of the time.  From now on, in my quest for personal improvement, I will definitely be following both these guidelines.

What are your thoughts on writing good code?