--- title: Clean Code Tip: Keep the parameters in a consistent order description: A short clean code tip recommends keeping function parameter order consistent across related functions to avoid confusion and hard-to-find bugs, especially... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-code-tip-keep-the-parameters-in-a-consistent-order-br2zk2ifb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Clean Code Tip: Keep the parameters in a consistent order | daily.dev og:description: A short clean code tip recommends keeping function parameter order consistent across related functions to avoid confusion and hard-to-find bugs, especially... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-code-tip-keep-the-parameters-in-a-consistent-order-br2zk2ifb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BR2zK2IfB.png og:image:alt: Clean Code Tip: Keep the parameters in a consistent order 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. # Clean Code Tip: Keep the parameters in a consistent order **[Code4IT](https://daily.dev/sources/code4it)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A short clean code tip recommends keeping function parameter order consistent across related functions to avoid confusion and hard-to-find bugs, especially when parameters share the same type. Two remedies are suggested: enforce a coherent parameter order (e.g., always put 'type' first) or pass objects instead of individual parameters. Links to a related article on the inconsistent parameters sorting code smell. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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