johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code resource
A discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin about differences between John's book "A Philosophy of Software Design" and Bob's book "Clean Code". observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
30/100
- Activity 16
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 52
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 728
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- days_push: 505
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1838 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A written dialogue between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin comparing their software design philosophies from 'A Philosophy of Software Design' and 'Clean Code'. It covers method length, comments, and test-driven development with worked examples.
Use cases
- compare clean code vs a philosophy of software design
- learn about debates on method length and comments
- understand arguments for and against TDD
- find software design reading material
- study how experienced designers disagree on code style
When to choose
- you want a direct point-by-point comparison of two influential design books
- you are deciding which design philosophy to adopt
- you want nuanced discussion of comments and TDD tradeoffs
When to avoid
- you need executable code or a tool
- you want a neutral tutorial rather than a debate
- you need a formal specification of design practices
Facets
learning-resource · maturity stable
documentation developer-tools tutorials programming-languages cross-platform software-design clean-code book-discussion tdd code-comments method-length
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code · fetched 2026-08-28 · da74988b5369
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code | main | 30 |
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