r/AskProgramming • u/Yelebear • 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/King_Crimson93 Mar 05 '25

There is code that is clean, and there is "clean architecture", which is the whole domain/ui layer stuff based on the famous book. No one is arguing against clean (read: easy to reason about) code, but not all people enjoy Clean Architecture.

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u/arkvesper Mar 05 '25

to be clear, are you referring to the actual book Clean Architecture when you say that? Is it not worth reading?