The Much-Anticipated Follow-Up to "Uncle Bob's" Highly Praised Clean Code Programmers who
endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute:
They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are
professionals. In The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers legendary
software expert Robert C. Martin introduces the disciplines techniques tools and practices
of true software craftsmanship. This book is packed with practical advice-about everything
from estimating and coding to refactoring and testing. It covers much more than technique: It
is about attitude. Martin shows how to approach software development with honor self-respect
and pride work well and work clean communicate and estimate faithfully face difficult
decisions with clarity and honesty and understand that deep knowledge comes with a
responsibility to act. Readers will learn What it means to behave as a true software
craftsman How to deal with conflict tight schedules and unreasonable managers How to get into
the flow of coding and get past writer's block How to handle unrelenting pressure and avoid
burnout How to combine enduring attitudes with new development paradigms How to manage your
time and avoid blind alleys marshes bogs and swamps How to foster environments where
programmers and teams can thrive When to say "No"-and how to say it When to say "Yes"-and what
yes really means Great software is something to marvel at: powerful elegant functional a
pleasure to work with as both a developer and as a user. Great software isn't written by
machines. It is written by professionals with an unshakable commitment to craftsmanship. The
Clean Coder will help you become one of them-and earn the pride and fulfillment that they alone
possess.
