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My Take
Martin Fowler is one of the unsung heroes of modern software. He isn't a flashy celebrity, yet countless engineers around the world owe their saner codebases to his writing. His 1999 book Refactoring did something rare: it turned the messy, intuitive act of cleaning up code into a named, teachable discipline. What I admire most is his gift for making hard ideas about object-oriented design and agile development genuinely accessible, and his generosity in publishing so much of it freely on his own site. To me he reads like the conscience of the engineering profession, quietly reshaping how the whole industry works.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Fowler
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・ファウラー
- Reading
- まーてぃん・ふぁうらー
- Born
- January 1, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Walsall, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / blogger / programmer / computer scientist / IT consultant
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University College London
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Martin Fowler born?
Born January 1, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Martin Fowler from?
Martin Fowler is from Walsall, United Kingdom.
What does Martin Fowler do?
Martin Fowler works as writer, blogger, programmer, computer scientist, IT consultant.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.