hygienic
adj. C1 Advanced UK //haɪdʒˈiːnɪk// hy·gien·ic
adj. describing a way of writing code that is clean, organized, and easy for other people to understand. It means you follow good habits so your code stays healthy and works well.
adj. relating to the practice of writing clean, maintainable, and well-structured code. Often used to describe a style that avoids unnecessary complexity and follows established conventions to ensure readability.
It is important to keep your code hygienic.
The developer spent the morning refactoring the messy legacy code to make it more hygienic for the team.
While the initial implementation was functional, the lack of hygienic practices led to a codebase that was difficult to scale and maintain over time.
From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.