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FROM THE SHARED SHELF · 2020–2026 SAMPLE
Robert C. Martin
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THE WORD OF MOUTH
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It's not a bad book, but it's the type of book a good list in 2025 should filter for.
I still recommend it to people but with the caveat that they need to think about what aspects from it they adopt
I also love Clean Code and think it unfairly gets a bad rap
Clean code is great.
some of the advice in the book is simply dated
Clean Code was instrumental in my improvement as an engineer.
there is a subset of 'clean code' fanatics who treat his work as religious text
Some popular choices include "Clean Code" by Robert C. Martin
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Clean Code and The Clean Coder by Robert C. Martin
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I also like Clean Code by Bob Martin.
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Most influential - Clean Code
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I'd still recommend it to junior colleagues paired with some caveats about avoiding seeing the world in black & white.
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Did not finish Clean Code yet but enjoying it so far too.