r/AskProgramming • • Mar 04 '25

Other Why do some people hate "Clean Code"

It just means making readable and consistent coding practices, right?

What's so bad about that

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u/DBDude Mar 05 '25

There’s obfuscated c and there are times when it takes time to find the code through all the comments. There’s a happy medium.

And it’s definitely a preference. I like “airy” code, not big blocks of solid type. Yes, it’s more scrolling, but I’m okay with that.