Sandrine Banas

Sandrine Banas is a senior Java expert, lead tech, and passionate software craftswoman with over 25 years of experience. An Oracle Certified Professional, she has spoken about these ideas at conferences including Devoxx, Volcamp, Mixit, Snowcamp, and Agile Grenoble.

books by Sandrine Banas

The Art of Code

  • MEAP began December 2025
  • Last updated May 2026
  • Publication in August 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633434929
  • 225 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white
resources: Source code Book forum

Software development is an inherently creative activity that takes technical skill as well as artistry and craftsmanship. This unique book shows you how to improve the performance of your applications and your satisfaction as a developer by writing code that’s elegant, effortlessly comprehensible and a joy to maintain. In an age of AI-assisted development, these qualities matter even more: generated code still needs human judgment, guidance, and refinement.

The Art of Code isn’t a collection of subjective aesthetic opinions. It is a practical guide to recognizing and creating desirable code qualities, such as simplicity, purity, and expressiveness, that are demonstrably beneficial to you and your team, applicable to virtually any codebase, and beautiful.