Nested Loops Are Making Your Code Unreadable

ArjanCodes ยท Beginner ยท๐Ÿ—๏ธ Systems Design & Architecture ยท1w ago
๐Ÿงฑ Build software that lasts. Join the Software Design Mastery waiting list โ†’ https://arjan.codes/mastery. Nested loops are often treated as an algorithm problem. But most of the time, theyโ€™re a design problem. In this video, I break down a real example and show why nested loops usually appear: wrong data structures, misplaced behavior, and too many responsibilities in one place. Then we refactor the code step by step into something simpler and easier to understand. ๐Ÿ”ฅ GitHub Repository: https://git.arjan.codes/2026/nested. ๐ŸŽ“ ArjanCodes Courses: https://www.arjancodes.com/courses. ๐Ÿ’ฌ Join my Discord server: https://discord.arjan.codes. โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard Iโ€™m using: https://amzn.to/49YM97v. ๐Ÿ”– Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:09 Symptom 1: Wrong Data Structure (Implicit Join) 4:33 Symptom 2: Behavior in the Wrong Place 6:54 Symptom 3: Too Many Responsibilities 12:45 Other Reasons Nested Loops Appear 14:13 Final Thoughts #arjancodes #softwaredesign #python
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Chapters (6)

Intro
1:09 Symptom 1: Wrong Data Structure (Implicit Join)
4:33 Symptom 2: Behavior in the Wrong Place
6:54 Symptom 3: Too Many Responsibilities
12:45 Other Reasons Nested Loops Appear
14:13 Final Thoughts
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