Why should we listen to these authors? Yes, they have a lot of academic credentials, but is there any evidence they have worked on large systems that have benefited from their designs in practice?
To put it another way, I think that I would find a book about writing by Stephen King to be more informative as a budding author than, say, the dean of the English department at Harvard.
As with all things, I'm sure there may be value on many of the things they've written, but you may need to already be an expert software designer to realize what advice is useful and what isn't.
To put it another way, I think that I would find a book about writing by Stephen King to be more informative as a budding author than, say, the dean of the English department at Harvard.
As with all things, I'm sure there may be value on many of the things they've written, but you may need to already be an expert software designer to realize what advice is useful and what isn't.