Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a programmer since 1970. He is cofounder of cleancoders.com, which offers online video training for software developers, and is founder of Uncle Bob Consulting LLC, which offers software consulting, training, and skill development services to major corporations worldwide. Previously, he served as the master craftsman at 8th Light Inc., a Chicago-based software consulting firm for three years, as editor-in-chief of the "C++ Report", and as the first chairperson of the Agile Alliance. He has published dozens of articles in various trade journals and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows. He has written and edited many books, including Clean Code, The Clean Coder, and Clean Architecture.