90% of the "good" advice from Uncle Bob is unattributed restatements from Kernighan, Plauger, Ritchie, Yourdon, Myers. Big revelations like "DRY" and "SOLID" ar

90% of the "good" advice from Uncle Bob is unattributed restatements from Kernighan, Plauger, Ritchie, Yourdon, Myers. Big revelations like "DRY" and "SOLID" are buzzwordy rehashes from The Elements of Programming Style (1974) or Myers' books on composite software design. I've wondered what experience and successes "Uncle Bob" has on his resume that makes him an authority. Whenever I read his articles I get the feeling he's a pompous fraud.