Clean Code - Uncle Bob / Lesson 1
What it is
The first lesson of Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin)'s "Coding Better World Together" series. It makes the case for clean code and for treating software craftsmanship as an ethical and professional responsibility. It runs about 109 minutes.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters call it better than the Clean Code book, a must-watch for engineers that changes how they read and write code.
- 6 people recommended it
- 7 different months
- 3 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“Clean Code is a great book, but the presentation is so much better”
Presentation is better than the book.
xiphias2, 2023-01 · Strong recommendation · in “I don't read web articles anymore, but I read books”
“Changed the way I read/write code and my perspective about programming in general.”
Changed how commenter reads and writes code.
srinidhikbhat, 2023-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best lecture series you've ever seen?”
“If we care as a developer, we write better code, learn things and listen to our team, customers.”
Caring makes developers write better code.
kowsheek, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “The technical interview is an ego trip”
“i was honestly surprised when i watched a series of lectures from mr uncle (bob) where he clarified a lot of things”
Lectures clarifying nuanced clean architecture advice.
andrekandre, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “GitHub Copilot Generated Insecure Code in 40% of Circumstances During Experiment”
“Uncle Bob, as divisive as he is, hits this nail on the head”
Segment on software failures and developer responsibility.
misswaterfairy, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “Post Office scandal victims in Scotland have convictions quashed”
“Why do developers slow down”
Why developers slow down.
wickedsight, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house?”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: clean code, uncle bob, software ethics, agile, professionalism
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