JavaScript Clean Code Course – Fix Code Smells & Refactor

freeCodeCamp.org · Beginner ·🌐 Frontend Engineering ·7mo ago

Key Takeaways

This video course by freeCodeCamp.org covers clean code principles in JavaScript, using tools like ESLint and Prettier to refactor and improve code quality.

Original Description

Learn how to transform messy, hard-to-maintain JavaScript code into clean, readable, and professional-quality code that scales. In this course from @tapasadhikary you’ll understand what Code Smell is, why it matters, and how to refactor step-by-step using proven clean code principles, real examples, and modern tooling like ESLint + Prettier. ⭐️ Important Links ⭐️ - Source Code and Tasks: https://github.com/tapascript/code-smell-to-clean-code - Prettier: https://prettier.io/docs/ - ESLint: https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/getting-started - Clean Code Book: Search Clean Code Book by Robert C Martin - Martin Fowler Blog: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CodeSmell.html - Clean Code Cheatsheet: https://www.tapascript.io/books/js-clean-code - Join Tapas' Discord: https://discord.gg/ux9BchWEW3 📚 Join free courses by @tapasadhikary: ✅ Start 40 Days of JavaScript Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJrr73KDmRw2Fwwjt6cPC_tk5vcSICCu ✅ Start 15 Days of React Design Patterns Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJrr73KDmRyQVT__uFZvaVfWPdfyMFHC ❤️ Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba – the coding platform that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp ⭐️ Contents ⭐️ - 0:00:00 Intro - 0:01:34 Agenda - 0:03:55 Why Clean Code Matters? - 0:04:58 Learning Objectives - 0:06:38 SDLC & Coding Phase - 0:09:02 What is Code Smell? - 0:13:01 Why Code Smell is Bad? - 0:16:20 What is Clean Code? - 0:17:59 How to Detect Code Smells? - 0:21:36 Common Code Smells - 0:24:03 Formatting & Readability - 0:27:03 Naming & Structure - 0:29:29 Code Complexity - 0:31:42 Logic & Maintainability - 0:33:19 Design & Architecture - 0:34:27 Error Handling & Resilience - 0:34:56 Performance & Efficiency - 0:36:32 Refactoring - 0:49:57 Tools - 0:59:20 Best Practices - 1:00:41 Further Resources - 1:01:46 Tasks & Ending 🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: 👾 Drake Milly 👾 Ulises Moralez 👾 Goddard Tan 👾 David MG 👾 Matthew
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22 Merging a Pull Request from GitHub - Live Coding with Jesse
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23 React + Prettier + Standard JS - Live Coding with Jesse
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29 React: Google Analytics Click Tracking - Live Coding with Jesse
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30 Submitting a PR to an Open Source Project - Live Coding with Jesse
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31 Should I go back to school to get CS degree? - Ask Preethi
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32 Hero Section CSS Changes - Live Coding with Jesse
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34 A day at Pennybox with Co-Founder Reji Eapen
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35 React: Sorting and Filtering Data - Live Coding with Jesse
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36 React: Sorting and Filtering Data Part 2 - Live Coding with Jesse
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44 React: Working with API Data - Live Coding with Jesse
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45 React: Refactoring Components - Live Streaming with Jesse
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47 More React Refactoring - Live Coding with Jesse
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49 "Finishing" My React Site - Live Coding with Jesse
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50 Starting a New React Project (P2D1) - Live Coding with Jesse
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52 The Agile Manifesto - Agile Software Development
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54 React Project 2 Day 3 - Live Coding with Jesse
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56 React Project 2 Day 4 - Live Coding with Jesse
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This course teaches how to transform messy JavaScript code into clean, readable, and professional-quality code that scales, using proven clean code principles and modern tooling.

Key Takeaways
  1. Understand what Code Smell is
  2. Learn why Code Smell matters
  3. Detect Code Smells
  4. Refactor code using clean code principles
  5. Use ESLint and Prettier for formatting and readability
  6. Apply best practices for naming, structure, and logic
💡 Clean code is crucial for maintaining and scaling software systems, and using tools like ESLint and Prettier can significantly improve code quality.

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