--- title: Can You Explain Your Code? | daily.dev description: Programmers often mistake a working program for an effective one. The better you know your own code, the more effective solutions you can write. Verbalizing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/can-you-explain-your-code---mpina3hq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Can You Explain Your Code? | daily.dev og:description: Programmers often mistake a working program for an effective one. The better you know your own code, the more effective solutions you can write. Verbalizing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/can-you-explain-your-code---mpina3hq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/_mPINA3HQ.png og:image:alt: Can You Explain Your Code? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Can You Explain Your Code? **[gitconnected](https://daily.dev/sources/gc)** · 4 min read · 21 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Programmers often mistake a working program for an effective one. The better you know your own code, the more effective solutions you can write. Verbalizing your code is a great way to catch errors and spot opportunities to make your code better. The easiest way to build a habit is to tie the new thing you want to do to something you already do. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@itsmnthn** · 1 upvotes > Awesome **@jctechdev** · 0 upvotes > Thanks for this. I'll keep it in mind. **@evecreate** · 0 upvotes > This is indeed something to keep in mind and skill to teach any developers **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > Aim to explain and make it happen! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/can-you-explain-your-code---mpina3hq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Can You Explain Your Code?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/can-you-explain-your-code---mpina3hq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/can-you-explain-your-code---mpina3hq"},"datePublished":"2021-07-28T22:27:48.973Z","dateModified":"2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z","description":"Programmers often mistake a working program for an effective one. 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