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Clean code principles for improving code readability include using intention-revealing names, designing small single-purpose functions, and minimizing arguments to reduce technical debt and enhance maintainability.

To refactor a complex function for the Single Responsibility Principle, break it down into smaller, testable units where each function performs a single task, ensuring high code quality and maintainability.

The best practice for error handling to avoid technical debt is using exceptions instead of return codes and avoiding null returns to ensure robust code structure and maintainability.

Use meaningful naming conventions in software development by choosing intention-revealing names for variables, functions, and classes, which directly explains what the code does without requiring excessive comments.

You should write clean code that explains itself through clarity rather than relying on excessive comments, using comments only to provide best practice explanations when the code's intention cannot be made obvious through naming.

Clean code refactoring works with existing codebases by enforcing naming conventions, function design, and error handling during code reviews to systematically reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.