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It's inspired so many crimes against engineering as a whole that it's OK to discourage people from reading it. Not only is it pointless, but it's also actively harmful to the industry as a whole.
When something is mostly garbage and good advice is so sparse in it, there's no need to hold onto it. It's as much of a mixed bag as a turd with a nice ribbon is a mixed bag of prettiness.
Burn it with napalm.
.... Nah, I don't actually mean it should be burnt, that was a joke. The book is a nice reminder that, on top of being a bigot, Robert Martin (not my uncle) should not be hired to write any kind of code in any professional capacity.