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Reading an old book from Uncle Bob was very interesting.
We can see that the SOLID principles were already there, even if they are not explicitly named.
There is also the Mark IV coffee maker that we find in the other books and videos.
Unfortunately, the examples are not very convincing and end up with long and complicated code.
I understand that Uncle Bob wanted to show realistic examples, but I wonder how many readers could stand the complexity of the security system till the end of the book.
Never Reading an old book from Uncle Bob was very interesting.
We can see that the SOLID principles were already there, even if they are not explicitly named.
There is also the Mark IV coffee maker that we find in the other books and videos.
Unfortunately, the examples are not very convincing and end up with long and complicated code.
I understand that Uncle Bob wanted to show realistic examples, but I wonder how many readers could stand the complexity of the security system till the end of the book.
Nevertheless, this book shows Martin's amazing writing skills: clear, simple, fluid, and please to read.
My overall impression is that is book was the draft for Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices ...more

May 11, 2013 Derek Verlee rated it really liked it

A bit old now, but this book had a dramatic impact in how I thought about programming back when I read it in college. I picked it up after having completed a course which was supposed to teach object oriented programming and feeling I'd gotten nothing out of it. This book fixed the problem and then some. A bit old now, but this book had a dramatic impact in how I thought about programming back when I read it in college. I picked it up after having completed a course which was supposed to teach object oriented programming and feeling I'd gotten nothing out of it. This book fixed the problem and then some. ...more

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Robert Cecil Martin, commonly called Uncle Bob, is a software engineer, advocate of Agile development methods, and President of Object Mentor Inc. Martin and his team of software consultants use Object-Oriented Design, Patterns, UML, Agile Methodologies, and eXtreme Programming with worldwide clients.

He was Editor in Chief of the C++ Report from 1996 to 1999. He is a featured speaker at internatio

He was Editor in Chief of the C++ Report from 1996 to 1999. He is a featured speaker at international conferences and trade shows.

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