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Author/s : Robert C Martin
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Category : TBD
Review by : Jeanne Boyarsky
Rating : 9 horseshoes</pre>
�Clean Code� focuses on how to write �good� code. Where �good� is defined as being easy for others to read and maintain. It's not that I disagree with the definition of �good� here. The quotes are because 'bad� code is easier to identify. Then there is �good� code and really �great� code. The code in this book is what we should aspire to write.
There are three main sections to the book. The first describes principles with examples. I liked this section best including the chapters written by other experts. The third is the actual �smells and heuristics.� While they are good, they were so short they wound up being a summary.
The second section is the case studies. Martin warns up front that this will involve a lot of reading code and cross referencing. I had trouble with flipping back and forth between the chapter, rules and an appendix at the same time. So much flipping was disruptive to my train of thought � even with three bookmarks.
Martin is good about referencing other related titles such as �Implementation Patterns.� If you haven't yet read �Implementation Patterns�, I recommend starting with that title. It's easier reading which is helpful when newer to a topic. Also while both books are very good, I liked �Implementation Patterns� better. (see my review on that title for why)
The actual content was excellent. The book only loses a point for the logistical issues in reading it.
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