Robert C. Martin

Robert Cecil Martin (born 5 December 1952), colloquially called "Uncle Bob",^[3] is an American software engineer,^[2] instructor, and author. He is most recognized for promoting many software design principles and for being an author and signatory of the influential Agile Manifesto.^[4]

Robert C. Martin
Martin in 2020
Born	Robert Cecil Martin (1952-12-05) 5 December 1952 (age 72)[1]
Nationality	American
Other names	"Uncle Bob" Martin
Occupation(s)	Software engineer,[2] instructor
Known for	Agile Manifesto, SOLID principles
Children	4
Website	cleancoder.com

Martin has authored many books and magazine articles. He was the editor-in-chief of C++ Report magazine and served as the first chairman of the Agile Alliance.^[5][6]

Martin joined the software industry at age 17 and is self-taught.^[7]

Professional work

In 1991, Martin founded Object Mentor,^[8] now defunct, which provided instructor-led training on the extreme programming methodology.^[9] As of November 2023^[update], he operated Uncle Bob Consulting, which provides consulting and training services.^[10] He serves as Master Craftsman / Mentor at Clean Coders, a company run by his son Micah Martin, and produces training videos.^[11]

Software principles advocacy

Martin is a proponent of software craftsmanship, agile software development, and test-driven development.^[12]

He is credited with introducing the collection of object-oriented programming (OOP) design principles that came to be known as SOLID.^[13]

Publications

• 1995. Designing Object-Oriented C++ Applications Using the Booch Method. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0132038379.
• 2000. More C++ Gems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521786188.
• 2002. Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices. Pearson. ISBN 978-0135974445.
• 2003. UML for Java Programmers. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0131428485.
• 2006. Agile Principles, Patterns, And Practices in C#. Pearson. ISBN 978-0131857254.
• 2009. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0132350884.
• 2011. The Clean Coder: A Code Of Conduct For Professional Programmers. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0137081073.
• 2017. Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0134494166.
• 2019. Clean Agile: Back to Basics. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0135781869.
• 2021. Clean Craftsmanship: Disciplines, Standards, and Ethics. Addison-Wesley Professional. ISBN 978-0136915805
• 2023. Functional Design: Principles, Patterns, and Practices. Addison-Wesley ISBN 978-0138176396
• 2024. We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI. Addison-Wesley Professional. ISBN 978-0135344262

Guests

Notable guests of his video channel include Grady Booch and Ward Cunningham