I used to look up to and admire Robert C. Martin, his Clean Coder series taught me a lot, and I enjoyed some of his blog posts, too. But lately, some of the things I read from him made me uneasy, and not in a good way. When I read his latest piece, I felt genuinely sorry for him, and those who follow his advice. "Make the Magic go away" is already a terrible title, and the rest doesn't make it any better, either.