Robert Martin’s book, “An Ideal Programmer,” written in the late nineties, is still the main teaching aid for working in this field, as well as an excellent tool for the psychological preparation of a beginner for the long and thorny path of a software engineer. Thanks to an interesting presentation of the material, sharp humor and a well-chosen style of presentation, the book is easy to read not only by specialists in their field, but also by ordinary readers who can learn a lot from it.
Biography
Robert Cecil Martin is one of the most famous specialists in the field of programming and software development. From an early age, the guy was interested in writing programs, as well as developing unique versions of existing applications. By 1970, Robert Martin gained a certain authority in the field of programming, and also received the nickname "Uncle Bob."
Twenty years later, in 1990, Martin was recognized as a leading specialist in the field of creating programs for personal computers, which automatically makes Robert an international consultant in the programming world.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Uncle Bob, together with a team of experienced professionals, creates a unique flexible software development methodology, taking as a basis the principles of the outdated concept of extreme programming.
Work as a programmer
Robert Martina began her career as an assistant programmer in one of the countless office supply offices for fairly weak computers. However, this period of the young man’s life did not last long - soon Martin creates the company Object Mentor Inc., within the framework of which he begins to actively engage in advising everyone. Numerous trainings, seminars and conferences held by the office bring Uncle Bob success not only in business, but also in the field of oratory. A future famous writer learns to communicate with the audience, to handle the word, while sharing with the audience the vast experience gained in the field of software development.
Writer career
Robert Martin began writing books back in 1995, when he became editor-in-chief of C ++ Report. Starting with the publication of several articles on practical programming, Uncle Bob understands that these articles are just a tiny part of the experience that he could pass on to people who want to follow in his footsteps.
This prompted Robert Martin to write a series of voluminous works on programming theory, the practical creation of programs. Martin also published several supplements to the work of other authors on programming languages. The most famous books of the writer-publicist were translated into Russian and became incredibly popular among domestic lovers of professional work with personal computers.
"The ideal programmer"
One of the most famous books written by Robert Martin was his work, The Ideal Programmer. In a sense, this work can be called the quintessence of all the positive experience Martin has gained over all the years of his work in the field of programming.
Immediately after the release, the book became the "number one bestseller" in its genre, providing Robert with the lifetime glory of not only a brilliant programmer, but also a great storyteller.
In his work, Martin outlined the key qualities necessary to succeed in the chosen field of computer engineering, and also spoke about the possible difficulties that may arise on the path of a novice programmer, while noting which aspects of this activity should initially be paid great attention to, and the solution of what problems is better to temporarily postpone.