In the increasingly complex landscape of modern software development, the ability to produce code that is both understandable and maintainable is a distinguishing hallmark of effective engineering. Mark Seemann’s work, Code That Fits in Your Head, offers a pragmatic roadmap to achieving this clarity, focusing on practical heuristics that guide developers towards constructing manageable, readable, and reliable codebases. Rather than providing strict rules, the book emphasizes adaptable patterns and mindsets that can be applied across languages, teams, and project contexts.

• Small units of code are easier to understand, test, and maintain.
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