RELEASE IT! DESIGN AND DEPLOY PRODUCTION-READY SOFTWARE
A simple sloppy software failure can cost an organisation a lot of money, but that can be avoided with easy changes to architecture and design. This new edition of ‘Release It’ was released in January 2018. It illustrates how to design systems that operate longer with limited failures and regain control when things go wrong. […]
THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Thinking fast and slow is creative work that helps you understand behavioural science topics. The book was published in October 2011, won the 2012 National Communication Award and was a New York Times bestseller. In this highly anticipated book, the writer takes us on an innovative tour of the mind and talks about the two […]
MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS
Written by Carol Dweck and published on 28th February 2006, Mindset-The new psychology features changing insights into redefining success, building resilience and self-improvement. The author highlights how our beliefs about our capacity greatly influence how we learn and our paths in life. HOW THIS BOOK HELPED US? Mindset: the new psychology of success helped us […]
MANAGING HUMANS: BITING AND HUMOROUS TALES OF A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER
Managing Humans: Biting And Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager was written by a veteran software engineering manager Michael Lopp and published on July 26th 2016. The third edition of Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager contains new episodes from Lopp’s experience as a manager at Apple, Pinterest, Slack […]
MAKE IT STICK
To many, learning new knowledge or skills, the “hard way” signals wasted time and effort. People believe good teaching should be customised initially to the various learning styles of students and use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick, compiled by Peter Brown and published on April 14th, 2014. Throws light on ways to […]
LEARNED OPTIMISM: HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND AND YOUR LIFE
Written by Martin E.PN Seligman, the bestselling author of Authentic Happiness, Learned Optimism drags from research made over two decades to prove how optimism improves the quality and standards of life. And how one can learn how to practice it. HOW THIS BOOK HELPED US? This book helped us discover our pessimistic tendencies if we […]
