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Robert C. Martin

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[Wikipedia] Robert Cecil Martin, colloquially called "Uncle Bob", is an American software engineer, instructor, and author. He is most recognized for promoting many software design principles and for being an author and signatory of the influential Agile Manifesto.

Quotes by Robert C. Martin

“The rules of software are the same today as they were in 1946, when Alan Turing wrote the very first code that…

Robert C. Martin

Computers

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“Just as the Hare was overconfident in its speed, so the developers are overconfident in their ability to remain productive.”

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Programming

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“How can we make sure we wind up behind the right door when the going gets tough? The answer is: craftsmanship.”

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Code

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“The problem that Dijkstra recognized, early on, was that programming is hard, and that programmers don’t do it very well.”

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Programming

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“Few practices are as odious as commenting-out code. Don’t do this!”

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Programming

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“Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to…

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Code

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“When you are working on a problem, you sometimes get so close to it that you can’t see all the options. You…

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Focus

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“The majority of the cost of a software project is in long-term maintenance.”

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Programming

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“Duplication may be the root of all evil in software.”

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Home

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“So if you want to go fast, if you want to get done quickly, if you want your code to be easy…

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Code

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“Refactoring is a lot like solving a Rubik’s cube. There are lots of little steps required to achieve a large goal. Each…

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Goals

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“Slaves are not allowed to say no. Laborers may be hesitant to say no. But professionals are expected to say no. Indeed,…

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Good man

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“Abstraction is the elimination of the irrelevant and the amplification of the essential.”

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Code

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“You see, programmers tend to be arrogant, self-absorbed introverts. We didn’t get into this business because we like people. Most of us…

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Programming

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“Truth can only be found in one place: the code.”

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Programming

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“Writing clean code is what you must do in order to call yourself a professional. There is no reasonable excuse for doing…

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Programming

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“If you're good at the debugger it means you spent a lot of time debugging. I don't want you to be good…

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Programming

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“The promise to try is an admission that you’ve been holding back, that you have a reservoir of extra effort that you…

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Extra effort

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“LeBlanc’s law: Later equals never.”

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“Every time you write a comment, you should grimace and feel the failure of your ability of expression.”

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Failure

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“Redundant comments are just places to collect lies and misinformation.”

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Clean-code

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“Duplication is the primary enemy of a well-designed system.”

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“... creative output depends on creative input.”

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Creativity

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“We’ve all looked at the mess we’ve just made and then have chosen to leave it for another day. We’ve all felt…

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Another day

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“Lots of very funny code is written because people don’t take the time to understand the algorithm.”

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Programming

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Programming (20)