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Robert Cecil Martin is an engineer, writer and computer scientist. The date of birth on record is December 5, 1952. As of 2026, Robert Cecil Martin is 73 years old.
My Take
As someone who cares about how software is built, I hold Uncle Bob in high regard. His push for clean code, sound design principles, and his signing of the Agile Manifesto shaped how countless engineers think about their craft. His core message, that code is read far more than it is written, so write it for the next human, is deceptively simple and endlessly important. He can be dogmatic and his opinions provoke debate, but that friction has sharpened the whole profession. I count myself among the many who were knocked awake by his books.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Cecil Martin
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・C・マーチン
- Reading
- ろばーと・C・まーちん
- Born
- December 5, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Occupation
- engineer / writer / computer scientist / software developer
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://cleancoder.com
- Xhttps://x.com/unclebobmartin
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20C.%20Martin
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93010
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Robert Cecil Martin born?
Born December 5, 1952 (age 73).
What does Robert Cecil Martin do?
Robert Cecil Martin works as engineer, writer, computer scientist, software developer.