The Art of Designing Code
summary
Compares code to UI and journalism and makes concrete changes: apply design principles like space, alignment, proximity to cluster outlets and methods; adopt simple, expressive names (coldStartStage4 becomes loadGameFromLevel + saveDifficulty); break long chained reactive lines into named constants (navigationBarHeight, statusBarHeight) to cut the number of periods and improve readability; pick a repeatable view‑model pattern across controllers; use the news rule and active voice so booleans read positively and each line introduces one new fact.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18User Interface
- 5:04Design Principles
- 7:45Visual Balance
- 9:24Repetition
- 12:17Language
- 17:20Simple names
- 17:53Short sentences
- 21:23Periods
- 22:35The News Rule
- 26:15Active Voice vs Passive Voice
- 32:14Implicit Context
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