How to Improve Code Quality: Tips for Cleaner Code

This article summarizes the five pillars of code quality (readability, performance, maintainability, reliability/resiliency, and security) and provides practical steps—such as following KISS and DRY, modular design, avoiding hard-coded values, using version control, regular refactoring, and performance optimization—to produce maintainable, efficient, and secure code, while recommending AI-powered code review tools like Aikido Security to automate checks and improve consistency.