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I think you need to organize your thoughts before writing an article. The separation of creation from the creator is an interesting topic, but shouldn't be mixe
by emsy 9y ago
I think you need to organize your thoughts before writing an article. The separation of creation from the creator is an interesting topic, but shouldn't be mixed up with a book review in my opinion. I'm also interested what unacceptable behaviour Bob showed, since I only know of his controversial opinions on software engineering.
- tckr 9y agoOrganize so I can split them up in two different posts? One about the book and one about the behavior?
- emsy 9y agoIt depends on what you want to tell. You can discuss how you agree/disagree with someone as polarizing as Uncle Bob in the context of the book, which, if I can go by his previous books, contains a lot of his personality. Or you write an objective critique of the book. Or maybe something entirely different. When I read a post entitled "A critique of...", I expect an objective analysis of the information provided by the book, not jabs at the author. I hope this is helpful.
- tckr 9y agoThanks for that input!
- wpietri 9y agoI think this article could have been better organized, but I think it's fine that book reviewers talk about the authors when they think it material either to the content or to the purchase decision. Here, I think the post makes clear why they talk about the author like this: some will have heard of Bob Martin for his political opinions, and could well wonder whether the book features them along with technical opinions. This would be a legitimate review topic no matter the political views. Hacker News has a strong "focus on the tech, not the politics" contingent, so I'd think they'd be especially open to a book review that evaluates whether a technical book did what they were asking for.