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Writing Clean and Understandable Code: Your Future Self Will Thank You

By Dominion Adedeji -
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  Ever opened code you wrote two weeks ago and wondered, "Who wrote this?"—only to realize it was you? Yep. We've all been there. Welcome to the messy world of spaghetti code—the unintentional nightmare most developers walk into, especially when we're in a rush, chasing deadlines, or just feeling lazy (we've all said "I'll clean it later"). But here’s the thing: clean code isn't just for teams, it's a gift to your future self. Let’s explore why cleanliness, orderliness, and structure in your code are non-negotiable, and how to achieve it in real life. Why Does Clean Code Even Matter? 1. Readability Saves Time When code is clean and structured, it tells a story. It’s easier to read, easier to fix, and far easier to extend. That means less time debugging and more time building. 2. Easier Collaboration Your team will love you—or at least not hate you—when you write clean code. Well-structured code with proper naming and comments is like...
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Mastering CSS Shorthand Secret: Write less style more

By Dominion Adedeji -
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Writing CSS can sometimes feel repetitive, especially when dealing with multiple properties for margins, paddings, borders, and backgrounds. Luckily, CSS provides shorthand properties that allow you to combine multiple values into a single line of code, making your stylesheets cleaner and more efficient. In this guide, you'll learn about CSS shorthand properties, how they work, and how to use them effectively with practical examples and outputs. 1. Margin and Padding Shorthand Instead of writing: You can use the shorthand property: How it works: 1 value → Applies to all four sides. 2 values → First value is for top & bottom, second is for left & right. 3 values → First = top, second = left & right, third = bottom. 4 values → Top, right, bottom, left (clockwise order). Example Output 🔗   Learn more: CSS Box Model Explained 2. Border Shorthand Writing individual border properties: Can be shortened to: 3. Background...
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