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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers QUOTES

The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers QUOTES

1 " ...creative output depends on creative input. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

2 " ... creative output depends on creative input. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

3 " Slaves are not allowed to say no. Laborers may be hesitant to say no. But
professionals are expected to say no. Indeed, good managers crave someone who
has the guts to say no. It’s the only way you can really get anything done. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

4 " What would happen if you allowed a bug to slip through a module, and it cost
your company $10,000? The nonprofessional would shrug his shoulders, say
“stuff happens,” and start writing the next module. The professional would
write the company a check for $10,000! "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

5 " Why do most developers fear to make continuous changes to their code? They are afraid they’ll break it! Why are they afraid they’ll break it? Because they don’t have tests. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

6 " When you are working on a problem, you sometimes get so close to it that you can’t see all the options. You miss elegant solutions because the creative part of your mind is suppressed by the intensity of your focus. Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to go home, eat dinner, watch TV, go to bed, and then wake up the next morning and take a shower. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

7 " The problem is that we view estimates in different ways. Business likes to view estimates as commitments. Developers like to view estimates as guesses. The difference is profound. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

8 " You see, programmers tend to be arrogant, self-absorbed introverts. We didn’t get into this business because we like people. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

9 " Here is a minimal list of the things that every software professional should be conversant with: • Design patterns. You ought to be able to describe all 24 patterns in the GOF book and have a working knowledge of many of the patterns in the POSA books. • Design principles. You should know the SOLID principles and have a good understanding of the component principles. • Methods. You should understand XP, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall, Structured Analysis, and Structured Design. • Disciplines. You should practice TDD, Object-Oriented design, Structured Programming, Continuous Integration, and Pair Programming. • Artifacts: You should know how to use: UML, DFDs, Structure Charts, Petri Nets, State Transition Diagrams and Tables, flow charts, and decision tables. Continuous "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

10 " The fundamental assumption underlying all software projects is that software is easy to change. If you violate this assumption by creating inflexible structures, then you undercut the economic model that the entire industry is based on. In "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

11 " When you cannot concentrate and focus sufficiently, the code you write will be wrong. It will have bugs. It will have the wrong structure. It will be opaque and convoluted. It will not solve the customers’ real problems. In short, it will have to be reworked or redone. Working while distracted creates waste. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

12 " You see, programmers tend to be arrogant, self-absorbed introverts. We didn’t get into this business because we like people. Most of us got into programming because we prefer to deeply focus on sterile minutia, juggle lots of concepts simultaneously, and in general prove to ourselves that we have brains the size of a planet, all while not having to interact with the messy complexities of other people. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

13 " If you are tired or distracted, do not code. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

14 " You should plan on working 60 hours per week. The first 40 are for your employer. The remaining 20 are for you. During this remaining 20 hours you should be reading, practicing, learning, and otherwise enhancing your career. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

15 " QA and Development should be working together to ensure the quality of the system. The "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

16 " An estimate is not a number. An estimate is a distribution. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

17 " The unit tests are documents. They describe the lowest-level design of the system. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

18 " The cost of automating acceptance tests is so small in comparison to the cost of executing manual test plans that it makes no economic sense to write scripts for humans to execute. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

19 " Providing too much detail can be an invitation for micro-management. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

20 " Programmers can practice in a similar fashion using a game known as ping-pong.8 The two partners choose a kata, or a simple problem. One programmer writes a unit test, and then the other must make it pass. Then they reverse roles. "

― Robert C. Martin , The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers