Clean Code author says he no longer reads code: the goal was always to free up thinking
julsimon · x · 2026-10-01
- Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob), author of Clean Code, responded to surprise that he no longer reads code, saying it shouldn't be shocking.
- His rationale: the whole point of clean code is to get code out of the way of the real job — thinking.
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