Impactful Books
A local developer Slack had an icebreaker post asking for programming books that impacted your career. I figured I'd share mine in a more long-lived format. Some are more timeless than others.
Posts tagged “books”
14 posts.
How to Run a Successful Book Club
Running a book club can be a relatively low-cost and high-value experience. To help, I thought I'd document how I tend to prefer book clubs.
Elixir Book Club: Testing Elixir, Starts November 13th
I read this back in April of 2021 and thought well of it. It's a good overview of the various testing tools available and how to apply them to Elixir scenarios and patterns (OTP, Ecto, Phoenix).
Book Thoughts: Company of One
I think this can be a helpful book for those like myself who are contemplating work opportunities, projects, or a new company. However, the valuable topics brought up are much more about growth than the title 'Company of …
Android Book Club Update
We are moving from our Kotlin book to the Android book. Great time to join us!
Kotlin Tools for Android Book Club
A quick tour of some of the tools you'll want to use to help learn Kotlin.
An Android Book Club for iOS Developers
I am hoping to attract current iOS developers who are looking to expand their knowledge and use their current experiences with Swift and iOS to help shape the conversations at the weekly meetings.
Book Notes: Dreaming in Code
I finished this book over the weekend. Here were a few highlights.
Video Book Review: Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro (5m)
https://www.ruinedby.design
April Book Update
I don’t do many book updates on this blog. In fact I don’t read nearly as much as I would like. I’m a slow reader and in general am more visual, watching videos, movies and games. I do maintain a …
Book: The Common Good
I’ve been a long time fan of Robert Reich and particularly enjoyed his documentary Inequality for All from 2013. This year he has a new book, The Common Good – and I liked it a lot. Robert B. Reich makes a …
PragProg Thanksgiving Sale
I started reading books from the Pragmatic Programmers back when I started learning about Rails 1.0 and over the years have built up quite a significant library from them. They are having their annual Thanksgiving sale, …
Updated Reading List
Updated my reading list. Go check it out! Reading is good for the soul. Thought I’d share my reading list and update it once a month or so. If you have any recommendations shoot me an email or a tweet.
Book Review: The Lean Startup
With the sale of ProfitTrain complete, my schedule has room for a new project. There’s a handful of ideas I’m working through, but, before I jump into one, I think that now is a great opportunity to catch up with some …