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I'm a little unclear on why Bob Martin gets as much coverage as he does. Everything I've read by him has been a mixture of things-that-might-be-a-good-idea-if-you-don't-go-overboard and his own personal opinions, both presented in such a way as to look like Eternal Truths of the Universe.[1] Sure, he's been around for a while, but so have I and it seems our mileage has varied.

[1] See, for example, http://maniagnosis.crsr.net/2012/03/clean-coder.html

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I'm with you. After hearing him mentioned numerous times in various contexts, I gathered he was some sort of sage guru. Then, I read one of his articles for the first time, "'Interface' considered harmful[1]. I found it rambling and the style to be a bit condescending - and, I found out after reading this piece, I absolutely deter the "X considered harmful" premise[2], which is probably the main instigator in giving the article a condescending feel, along with the acted-out teacher-pupil discussion. I'm a peer, not a pupil. The tweet seems short-sighted and destructive to me as well - not the action of some wise, caring "uncle".

[1] http://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2015/01/08/InterfaceCon... [2] My feelings are in line with "“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful" (The title being the one exception to the rule : ) http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html

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