Robert C. Martin

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agile development advocate author conference speaker software craftsmanship advocate software engineer

Robert C. Martin, often known as "Uncle Bob," is a prominent software engineer, author, and speaker recognized for his influential work on agile development principles and software craftsmanship.

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Robert C. Martin canonical	12

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Target entity: Robert C. Martin
Context triple: [Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, author, Robert C. Martin]

A. Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler is a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on software design, refactoring, and agile methodologies.
B. Erich Gamma
Erich Gamma is a Swiss software engineer and one of the "Gang of Four" authors renowned for formalizing and popularizing object-oriented design patterns.
C. Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer is a Swiss computer scientist best known for designing the Eiffel programming language and pioneering the concept of Design by Contract in software engineering.
D. Fred Brooks
Fred Brooks was an influential American computer scientist and software engineering pioneer best known for managing IBM’s System/360 project and authoring the classic book "The Mythical Man-Month."
E. Eric Evans
Eric Evans is a software engineer and thought leader best known for originating and popularizing the concept of Domain-Driven Design in enterprise software development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Robert C. Martin
Target entity description: Robert C. Martin, often known as "Uncle Bob," is a prominent software engineer, author, and speaker recognized for his influential work on agile development principles and software craftsmanship.

A. Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler is a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on software design, refactoring, and agile methodologies.
B. Erich Gamma
Erich Gamma is a Swiss software engineer and one of the "Gang of Four" authors renowned for formalizing and popularizing object-oriented design patterns.
C. Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer is a Swiss computer scientist best known for designing the Eiffel programming language and pioneering the concept of Design by Contract in software engineering.
D. Fred Brooks
Fred Brooks was an influential American computer scientist and software engineering pioneer best known for managing IBM’s System/360 project and authoring the classic book "The Mythical Man-Month."
E. Eric Evans
Eric Evans is a software engineer and thought leader best known for originating and popularizing the concept of Domain-Driven Design in enterprise software development.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	agile development advocate ⓘ author ⓘ conference speaker ⓘ software craftsmanship advocate ⓘ software engineer ⓘ
advocatesFor	continuous integration ⓘ refactoring ⓘ unit testing ⓘ
associatedWith	SOLID principles ⓘ surface form: SOLID design principles Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship ⓘ surface form: software craftsmanship manifesto
coAuthored	Agile Manifesto ⓘ
founded	Object Mentor Inc. ⓘ
hasFamilyName	Martin ⓘ
hasGivenName	Robert ⓘ
hasInfluenced	agile software development community ⓘ object-oriented design practices ⓘ software craftsmanship movement ⓘ
hasMiddleInitial	C. ⓘ
hasNationality	American ⓘ
hasNickname	Uncle Bob ⓘ
hasNotableWork	Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices ⓘ Clean Agile: Back to Basics ⓘ Clean Architecture ⓘ surface form: Clean Architecture: A Craftsman’s Guide to Software Structure and Design Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship ⓘ The Clean Coder ⓘ surface form: The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers Unified Modeling Language ⓘ surface form: UML for Java Programmers
hasOccupation	software consultant ⓘ trainer ⓘ
hasRole	co-author of Agile Manifesto ⓘ
isKnownFor	Clean Architecture ⓘ Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship ⓘ surface form: Clean Code Object Mentor ⓘ SOLID principles ⓘ agile software development principles ⓘ software craftsmanship movement ⓘ
promotesConcept	clean code practices ⓘ professionalism in software development ⓘ simple design ⓘ test-driven development ⓘ
signed	Agile Manifesto ⓘ
speaksAt	software development conferences ⓘ
specializesIn	agile practices ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ software design principles ⓘ
writesAbout	agile methodologies ⓘ object-oriented design ⓘ programmer professionalism ⓘ software architecture ⓘ software craftsmanship ⓘ

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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices → author → Robert C. Martin ⓘ

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Clean Architecture → creator → Robert C. Martin ⓘ

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Single Responsibility Principle → formulatedBy → Robert C. Martin ⓘ

Dependency Inversion Principle → formulatedBy → Robert C. Martin ⓘ

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