Practical Software Architecture Solutions from the Legendary Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”)By applying universal rules of software architecture, you can dramatically improve developer productivity throughout the life of any software system. Now, building upon the success of his best-selling books Clean Code and The Clean Coder, legendary software craftsman Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”) reveals those rules and helps you apply them.Martin’s...

Agile Values and Principles for a New Generation“In the journey to all things Agile, Uncle Bob has been there, done that, and has the both the t-shirt and the scars to show for it. This delightful book is part history, part personal stories, and all wisdom. If you want to understand what Agile is and how it came to be, this is the book for you.”–Grady Booch“Bob’s frustration colors every sentence of Clean Agile, but it...

The Journey of Programming and Its Pioneers: From the Birth of Code to the Rise of AIIn We, Programmers, software legend Robert C. Martin--"Uncle Bob"--dives deep into the world of programming, exploring the lives of the groundbreaking pioneers who built the foundation of modern computing. From Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, and Dennis Ritchie, Martin shines a light on the figures whose brilliance and persev...

Despite the widespread belief that natural is better when it comes to sex, pregnancy, and parenting, most of us have no idea what "natural" really means; the origins of our reproductive lives remain a mystery. Why are a quarter of a billion sperm cells needed to fertilize one egg? Are women really fertile for only a few days each month? How long should babies be breast-fed?In How We Do It, primatologist Robert Martin draws on forty years of research to locate the roots of ...

The desert demands more than skill. It demands trust.When six elite rally racing teams receive invitations to race camels across 500 kilometers of Saharan desert, they face their most unconventional challenge yet. No high-tech vehicles. No familiar advantages. Just five days of grueling heat, treacherous terrain, and partnerships with animals that have minds of their own.Max Rodriguez and Tank must prove their hard-won patience extends beyond dune buggies. Samuel Chen and R...

The Atlas Mountains have always demanded the best from those who race on their roads. Now, seven teams return to Morocco's High Atlas range for a two-day, six-stage challenge that will test everything they have learned since the last time they stood at the foot of these mountains.For Max Rodriguez and his navigator Tank, the return is personal. The memory of a rain-slicked road and a near-catastrophic moment that only François Leapont's reckless courage prevented still lingers. The...

When the scorching Saharan desert becomes the ultimate proving ground, rally racing legends collide in a battle of speed, strategy, and survival.Max "The Madman" Rodriguez has dominated rally racing for years with raw power and aggressive driving. But when the high-tech Proton Racers arrive with their cutting-edge approach, his world is turned upside down. Now, in the unforgiving dunes of the Sahara, Max must prove that heart and instinct can triumph over algorithms and data.

This book captures the principles of safety evaluation as practiced in the regulated light-water reactor nuclear industry, as established and stabilized over the last 30 years. It is expected to serve both the current industry and those planning for the future. The work's coverage of the subject matter is the broadest to date, including not only the common topics of modeling and simulation, but also methods supporting the basis for the underlying assumptions, the extension to radiological ...

Bestselling author Robert C. Martin brings new life and updated code to his beloved Clean Code bookWith Clean Code, Second Edition, Robert C. Martin ("Uncle Bob") reinvigorates the classic guide to software craftsmanship with updated insights, broader scope, and enriched content. This new edition--a comprehensive rewrite of the original bestseller--is poised to transform the way developers approach coding, fostering a deeper commi...

A Practical Guide to Better, Cleaner Code with Functional ProgrammingIn Functional Design, renowned software engineer Robert C. Martin ("Uncle Bob") explains how and why to use functional programming to build better systems for real customers. Martin compares conventional object-oriented coding structures in Java to those enabled by functional languages, identifies the best roles for each, and shows how to build better systems by judicious...

Cancer. Stroke. Alzheimer's. These are just three in the list of too many diagnoses that cause the lives of the patient and their caregivers to tilt in the unexpected storm. This put me in a role in which I don't think I really have ever excelled at. I'm the big strong daddy, the strong and determined husband. I'm the intellectual, the rational, the factual person. I'm the one who thrives on logic and reasonable, predictable progression. Emotions need to be subject to the mind. Me? Give co...

The special bond between Keira and Papa shines as they join together to solve their first crime -- The Case of the Missing Crown Jewels.Keira is an 8-year old with red hair, hot pink glasses, and dresses like Pippi Longstockings. She is not as confident as her fashion statement suggests. Her dreams of being a heroine are overshadowed by a cloud of fear that percolates within her extraordinary imagination. Her grandfather, Papa, is just the opposite. His dress is conservative, and b...