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Clean Code Zero to One

When you get stuck writing code, you might TURN to AI.

But let me tell you something.

AI can’t SAVE you if your code is a MESS.

It’s like building a house on sand.

Sure, it stands for a WHILE, but one gust of wind, and it collapses.

AI is just a tool.

If you don’t know HOW to write clean, manageable code, you’re wasting your time and let the AI take your job.

Please don't teach your children AI first, teach them HOW to learn CLEAN CODE first. Don't let their beautiful creative mind die in the garbage robotics world. We're life. We're the highest creation on earth.

You think knowing a programming language and building a website makes you a programmer?

If you can't maintain the code you wrote, you’re NO better than someone who made vaccines and unfortunately vaccines KILLED them.

There’s no difference between the person eating bugs and the one writing them—they both thrive in chaos.

I’ve seen it over and over again.

Developers who know five programming languages.

They can build apps, websites, software.

They know algorithms and data structures like the back of their hand.

But when faced with a LARGE project, they crumble.

They’re like pilots who design their own planes but don't know HOW TO FLY them.

They CRASH into their OWN creation.

That was ME... once.

I’d write thousands of lines of code, only to realize I couldn’t EVEN understand what I wrote LAST week.

It was chaos for me.

But then it hit me—EVERY developer struggles with this.

I decided to ESCAPE this trap. I had to unlearn what I learned and make a fresh start.

By the grace of God, after five months of intense work, — four to five hours a day writing, designing, and researching — I created something I wish I had when I started learning programming.

A book.

A guide.

An un-learn to re-learn.

Clean Code Zero to One.
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This isn’t just another book about coding.

It’s built on Robert C. Martin’s (Uncle Bob) Clean Code principles and modern best clean code practices, but with a twist.

Thousands of digital illustrations. Every word, every concept, every chapter is so easy to understand.

Graphical examples that feel alive.
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This book doesn’t just teach clean coding; it immerses you in it.

It takes you out of the confusion and places you in real-world scenarios where clean code thrives.

NO ONE has written a book like this in the clean software development field after Martin.

WHY?

Because it takes enormous research.

Because it takes time and the ability to demonstrate in the best way.

And because most people aren’t willing to put in the effort.

But I DID.

Every line of code we write reflects how we thinknot just about the problem at hand but about programming as an art.

ANYONE can write code (zero).

Even AI.

But only THOSE who write clean, maintainable code (one) will survive in the software development jobs.

This book is your FULL guide from zero to one in Clean Code.

It’s more than a textbook — it’s your pathway to land your dream job.

It’s a chance to write code you can be proud of and to join the few who TRULY understand what clean code means.

After finishing this book you will NEVER write premature code in any programming language ... again.

Because now you know the foundation. You are now the architect itself. Not a builder.


Start your 2025 with the most valuable skills you need: learning how to write Clean Code first.

That literally separates amateur developers from true professionals.

Get Clean Code Zero to One to master this valuable skill and save 20% with the promo code: HAPPYNEWYEAR.

🎁 Claim your copy:

https://codewithshahan.gumroad.com/l/cleancode-zero-to-one

🕒 Offer valid until January 14, 2025.

or KEEP struggling with your garbage code. The choice is yours.

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Forrester Terry

As I've grown as a developer, I have come up with some personal guidelines:

  1. Plan, plan, plan - the more you plan (requirements and design) and test early on, the easier development will be
  2. Do it right the first time, and take your time - sloppy code gets detrimental over time; shortsighted decisions come back to bite you
  3. Document everything, use structure! - typing, structs, and documentation goes a long way in helping you and the A.I. understand what your code is supposed to do

Thanks for sharing this book!

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Programming with Shahan

Thank you for sharing these helpful guidelines.

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Block Bench

Thank You for sharing

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Programming with Shahan

You're welcome!

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George WL

you turn to AI

Sounds like a skill issue

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Programming with Shahan

That's also applied to some people. But nowadays I realized mostly all developer turn to AI without using their analytic thinking first. That's because they don't know how to write clean code on their own.

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Joey Sabey • Edited

Anyone who turns to AI when they hit a problem with their code clearly understands neither programming nor AI...

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Programming with Shahan

Someone said, "If you rely on AI without understanding code, you’re not a programmer"