6 - Robert Martin on Clojure, AI, Programming Languages and the Craft of Good Code

Robert Martin aka "Uncle Bob" is a software engineer for more than 50 years, and the author of many influential programming books, including Clean Code and Clean Architecture, and one of the founders of the Agile methodology.

He teaches principles of software craftsmanship at https://cleancoders.com/

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0:00 Intro 1:04 Uncle Bob's journey into Clojure 5:05 Why Uncle Bob prefers Clojure over Java 8:30 Dynamic vs. static typing 13:08 How TDD replaces type checkers 20:10 Dijkstra's failed dream of provable software 30:20 AI as a co-pilot: the danger of blind trust 43:00 Will AI replace programmers? 56:00 Clean Code principles in the age of AI 1:04:00 Clean Code 2nd edition: what changed 1:13:20 Osterhout's critique of Clean Code 1:17:51 The only way to go fast: craftsmanship 1:21:16 Filtering the churn: spotting old news 1:28:08 Essential books every programmer should read 1:35:54 Don't fear the future 1:37:11 How Uncle Bob developed as a teacher