Code Style and Quality

In this section, you’ll learn essential practices for maintaining high-quality, readable, and maintainable code in your scientific software projects.

What You’ll Learn

This section will guide you through:

• Selecting a code style that works for your project and team
• Setting up automated tools to enforce your chosen style
• Implementing test coverage strategies to ensure your code works as expected
• Adopting conventional commit messages to improve project history and documentation
• Applying DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principles to create more maintainable code
• Reducing code complexity to make your software easier to understand and modify
• Adding type checking to catch errors early and improve code documentation