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title: "Discussion on \"Why Naming is the #1 Skill for Writing Clean Code 🧼🧑‍💻\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Why Naming is the #1 Skill for Writing Clean Code 🧼🧑‍💻\". In stories, you will often find the motif of a powerful demon that can be controlled only by knowing its true name. Once the hero finds out that name, through cunning dialogue or by investigating ancient tomes, they can turn things around and banish ..."
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# [Why Naming is the #1 Skill for Writing Clean Code 🧼🧑‍💻](https://wasp-lang.hashnode.dev/why-naming-is-the-1-skill-for-writing-clean-code?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In stories, you will often find the motif of a powerful demon that can be controlled only by knowing its true name. Once the hero finds out that name, through cunning dialogue or by investigating ancient tomes, they can turn things around and banish ...

Oct 11, 2023 · 11 min read · wasp-lang.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#clean-code](https://hashnode.com/tag/clean-code)
-   [#career](https://hashnode.com/tag/career)
-   [#career-advice](https://hashnode.com/tag/career-advice)

## Written by

[Martin Šošić](https://hashnode.com/@Martinsos)

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## Responses 3

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[Karam Srikanth Reddy](https://hashnode.com/@Srikanth000Reddy)

[Feb 18, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-naming-is-the-1-skill-for-writing-clean-code/6526b0eb285f827c1934cb13/comment/65d20eea0dbcb6e7f2ad5ac6)

How do you create the images you use in your article? Those are simple and to the point.

[Matija Sosic](https://hashnode.com/@matijash)

[Oct 11, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-naming-is-the-1-skill-for-writing-clean-code/6526b0eb285f827c1934cb13/comment/6526b46785d4baec97eb8fd4)

This is probably the best article I ever read on programming. If you want to become a better programmer in five minutes, this is what you need to read :)

[Vince Canger](https://hashnode.com/@vincanger)

[Oct 11, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-naming-is-the-1-skill-for-writing-clean-code/6526b0eb285f827c1934cb13/comment/6526b15690eb89e1e4650b66)

dang! I learned a lot from this post. Thanks, Martin!