Like babies, most code is born beautiful, at least in the eye of its creator. But the only time I ever heard one programmer praise another’s code was prerelease. In this newborn state, the code ...

For most developers, maintaining and refactoring legacy code is all in a day’s work. But what about when the code was written by AI? Generative AI is no longer a novelty in the software development ...

In the fast-paced world of development, clarity is key—but many developers fall into habits that obscure their code and make life difficult for their teammates. Writing good code isn’t just about ...

There is often pressure on embedded software developers to develop “good software” or “good code.” The problem is the idea of good code is often subjective. What I consider to be good code might be ...

Qwen Code’s Qwen3-Coder model doesn’t seem as good as its benchmark scores imply, but the tools are free and the usage limits are generous. The three biggest hyperscalers in the US are AWS, Microsoft ...

Editor’s note: Linda Hayes’ recent column, “Anatomy of Ugly: How Good Code Goes Bad”, generated a lot of reader response. Here are some of the comments on Linda’s dilemma about whether to rewrite ...