In this book, he shares the lessons learned the hard way, in the hopes that he can help you avoid making some of the same mistakes. Martin certainly didn’t, when he started his career-he missed deadlines, didn’t test code before releasing it, and was such a bad leader he got two people working under him fired. People (including developers) don’t consider developers professionals, and this is partly because developers don’t act like professionals. The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers A professional’s most important responsibility is to meet their employer’s needs.īelow is a brief overview of The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers by Robert C. Martin explains how to be a programming professional-an honorable, reliable employee who produces quality work (or takes responsibility for the rare times she doesn’t). In his book, The Clean Coder, expert developer Robert C. Martin’s The Clean Coder about? What qualities, according to the author, distinguish a professional developer? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to 'The Clean Coder' by Robert C.
