Clean Code in C++

You’ve just inherited a decade-old C++ codebase. There are no comments. Variable names look like x1, t, and ptr. The logic is buried in nested ternary operators, overloaded macros, and a forest of compact tricks that might’ve impressed someone once—but now? It’s your headache. And every tweak feels like navigating a minefield. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In the world of…