A discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin about differences between John's book "A Philosophy of Software Design" and Bob's book "Clean Code".

(This document is the result of a series of discussions, some online and
some in person, held between Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin and John Ousterhout between
September 2024 and February 2025)

Related LinksRelated Links

• Follow-up Discussion with John Ousterhout and Robert Martin on the Book Overflow Podcast
• A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition,
  by John Ousterhout
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship,
  by Robert C. Martin

Discussion TopicsDiscussion Topics

• Method Length
  • Method Length Summary
• Comments
  • Comments Summary
• John's Rewrite of PrimeGenerator
  • A Tale of Two Programmers
• Bob's Rewrite of PrimeGenerator2
• Test-Driven Development
  • TDD Summary
• Closing Remarks