Ten Common Coding Habits Developers Should Drop to Write Cleaner Code

Software developer and technology lead Darshan Raval has outlined ten widespread coding habits that degrade code quality and long-term maintainability. Key issues include using vague variable names, writing oversized functions, duplicating code instead of creating reusable utilities, and ignoring error handling in asynchronous operations. Raval also highlights problems such as hardcoding configuration values, writing unnecessary comments, and nesting deeply nested conditionals instead of using early returns. He recommends adopting automated formatting tools like ESLint and Prettier, writing unit tests, and reviewing one's own code with fresh eyes after a short break. The underlying message is that clean, readable code benefits not just the original author but every developer who later works with it.