[gnaritas]

> One thing I've always wondered is who the heck is Martin Fowler and why does he have such a following?

You don't know the history of your craft; study more, look into where agile came from, the extreme programming movement, and who was involved and how refactoring became a thing. Names like Ward Cunningham, Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, Ron Jeffries, Rob Martin, and Dave Thomas should be familiar to anyone who knows their craft.

[wruza]

I think I’ve read some of them, but it would be nice to refill my bookshelf with classics. Could you please recommend a re-starter kit of these authors’ top books?