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Code readability improves by renaming unclear identifiers to communicate intent, extracting small single-purpose functions, and separating error handling from core business logic to reduce cognitive load.

The best way to structure functions for maintainability is keeping them small and focused on a single task, which ensures they remain testable, readable, and easier to debug during code reviews.

Separate error handling from business logic by isolating exception management into distinct code blocks, using clear exceptions, and preventing error-checking routines from obscuring the primary functional flow.

Identify code smells by applying targeted refactoring heuristics that detect structural duplication, then extract shared logic into focused functions to improve the overall software architecture.

Clean unit tests are fast, self-validating, and focused on single-purpose functions, ensuring they reliably validate logic without adding maintenance overhead to the codebase.

Clean code practices are highly effective for onboarding, providing clear naming conventions and separated concerns that reduce cognitive load and help new developers understand the codebase architecture faster.