Master Clean Code Principles Used by Senior Engineers at Top Indian Tech Companies
This course teaches you to write production-quality Java code that your teammates will love — using real-world examples from Zomato, Paytm, IRCTC, Swiggy, Zerodha, and PhonePe. You will go from writing code that “works” to code that is readable, maintainable, testable, and professional.
What You Will Learn
- 9 Golden Naming Rules — Variables, methods, classes that speak for themselves
- 6 Function Rules — Write small, focused, CQS-compliant functions
- Parameter Best Practices — Parameter Objects, no nulls, no boolean flags
- Side Effects & Temporal Coupling — The Passing the Block pattern
- Switch Statements & Polymorphism — OCP-compliant structure
- Comments: Good vs Bad — 5 good types, 7 types to delete
- DRY Principle — 4 types of duplication and when to allow it
- Error Handling — Exceptions over codes, no null in/out
- Code Quality Metrics — CC, LCOM, CBO, Coverage, SonarQube gates
- AI-Assisted Clean Code — Use ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude for code reviews
Who This Course Is For
- Junior to mid-level Java developers (1–4 years experience)
- Backend engineers wanting to level up their code quality
- Developers preparing for senior-level interviews and code reviews
- Engineers working in Indian product companies and startups
Career & Interview Benefits
Clean Code skills directly impact your code review scores, promotion decisions, and interview performance. Senior engineers at companies like Flipkart, Razorpay, and Zerodha consistently evaluate clean code principles during technical rounds. This course gives you concrete techniques you can apply starting from your next PR.
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 14 Lessons
- 3 Weeks
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- Section 1: Naming & Clean Code Foundations2
- Section 2: Writing Clean Functions8
- Section 3: Code Quality & Architecture10
- 3.1Lesson 06 — Structure, Switch Statements & Formatting
- 3.2Quiz 06: Structure & Formatting5 Questions
- 3.3Lesson 07 — Comments: The Good & The Bad
- 3.4Quiz 07: Comments5 Questions
- 3.5Lesson 08 — DRY: Don’t Repeat Yourself
- 3.6Quiz 08: DRY Principle5 Questions
- 3.7Lesson 09 — Error Handling
- 3.8Quiz 09: Error Handling5 Questions
- 3.9Lesson 10 — Code Quality Metrics
- 3.10Quiz 10: Code Quality Metrics5 Questions
- Section 4: AI-Assisted Clean Coding8
- 4.1Lesson 11 — GenAI Tools in Clean Code
- 4.2Quiz 11: GenAI Tools in Clean Code5 Questions
- 4.3Lesson 12 — AI in General Principles
- 4.4Quiz 12: AI in General Principles5 Questions
- 4.5Lesson 13 — AI in Naming
- 4.6Quiz 13: AI in Naming5 Questions
- 4.7Lesson 14 — AI in Functions
- 4.8Quiz 14: AI in Functions5 Questions
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