The Man Who Wrote the Book on Clean Code Just Admitted He Doesn’t Read Code Anymore
Uncle Bob’s confession that he doesn’t read code anymore signals a seismic shift in software engineering. The era of human-readable code is ending. As AI takes over code generation, the engineer’s value moves from understanding the mechanics to orchestrating the system. This is neither a tragedy nor a betrayal — it’s an evolution. Here’s why you should stop trying to read every line and start thinking like a system architect.