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> What you need to hear is books and good authors (e.g. Kent Beck, Robert C. Martin, Martin Fowler, Michael Feathers and many more). A former coworker is obses
by mkl95 5y ago
> What you need to hear is books and good authors (e.g. Kent Beck, Robert C. Martin, Martin Fowler, Michael Feathers and many more).
A former coworker is obsessed with some of these authors, particularly with the concept of clean architecture.
It doesn't seem that bad until you read the Java-looking Python monstrosities he writes.
- rob74 5y agoYeah, dogmatically following the teachings of one of these "prophets" (e.g. Uncle Bob's "Clean Code" bible) can also be a cult. And if you don't really understand why you're doing it, it's some kind of cargo cult too...
- the_af 5y agoPlus some of these authorities, while well versed in some topics, are not reliable in others. For example, Uncle Bob is a minefield -- knowledgeable in some topics, but also very stubborn and tends to preach about topics he knows little about, like functional programming (preach against in this particular case, with a heavy dose of strawmanning).