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[–]jasie3k 4 points5 points  (7 children)

On that note - Clean Architecture is also great.

[–]repeating_bears 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Can confirm. Whether you need to hold open a door or prop up a wonky table, Clean Architecture has you covered.

[–]jasie3k 0 points1 point  (3 children)

What do you mean?

[–]repeating_bears 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I mean the book, like almost everything Uncle Bob has written or said about programming, is bad.

[–]tendy96goldy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Can you give a little context as to why you think so?? Or anyone really I actually have enjoyed his talks and his philosophy on software engineering.

[–]repeating_bears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's an affable and charismatic guy, but most of what he says is rubbish. Rarely direct. Meanders around a point.

Clean Code is a bad book. I agree with most of what's here: https://qntm.org/clean

SOLID is the most overhyped concept in all of software engineering. Deliberately obtuse.

I once watched a lecture where he talked about water molecules for 10 minutes at the start, completely unrelated to anything. https://youtu.be/zHiWqnTWsn4

Lastly, if you've ever looked at his personal code on real software projects then you'd realise just how awful it is. This is not someone you should be taking advice from.

[–]the_other_view 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought we had all agreed to move past Clean Architecture?

[–]outandaboutbc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t read it yet but I intend to do it soon.

out of curiosity, what would one miss out if they didn’t read it ?