Summary
The trials and tribulations of an apprentice at Object Mentor.

Some of you may be familiar with my Craftsman column in Software Development Magazine:

http://www.sdmagazine.com/columnists/martin/

It's the story of Alphonse, the apprentice, learning how to program from Jerry the Journeyman.

It turns out that one of our actual apprentices has been keeping a log of his experiences at Object Mentor. They are pretty fun to read, and quite revealing.

Take a look at: http://www.jikity.com/Blah/apprentice.htm

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Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a software professional since 1970 and an international software consultant since 1990. He is founder and president of Object Mentor Inc., a team of experienced consultants who mentor their clients worldwide in the fields of C++, Java, OO, Patterns, UML, Agile Methodologies, and Extreme Programming. In 1995 Robert authored the best-selling book: Designing Object Oriented C++ Applications using the Booch Method, published by Prentice Hall. From 1996 to 1999 he was the editor-in-chief of the C++ Report. In 1997 he was chief editor of the book: Pattern Languages of Program Design 3, published by Addison Wesley. In 1999 he was the editor of "More C++ Gems" published by Cambridge Press. He is co-author, with James Newkirk, of "XP in Practice", Addision Wesley, 2001. In 2002 he wrote the long awaited "Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices", Prentice Hall, 2002. He has published many dozens of articles in various trade journals, and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows.