Books 2023

I am a big fan of management books like this. Actionable content that takes you on a personal journey. I found myself taking notes of things I wanted to try out and understand more. I was an IC when I was reading this book, and still found value in it.

I’m an emotional wreck after finishing this book. I’ve read every single Bosch novel, and now watch the TV show. This is an exceptional (end?) bosch novel. Do I read them all again?

I liked the ‘Frenchness’ of this book, if that’s a thing!

Radical Candor — Caring Personally while Challenging Directly — is guidance that’s both kind and clear, specific and sincere. The antidote to toxic company cultures, it’s a simple concept that’s not always easy to practice.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. If you’re scaling applications, or just interested in other architectural patterns, this is a great read.

Interesting book to rig the game in your favour!

Not bad

I couldn’t put this book down. I read the second half of the book in a single day! I love the way Lucy writes her novels. Each chapter from a different narrator, a different view point. The stage for this book was the wilderness of Scotland, epically described. It conjured the same emotions I had when I was reading The Guest List (also by Lucy). Everyone is in their own story going through life, you never really know who people are!

I rather enjoy the Robert Peston novels. I enjoyed the Jess side of the story this time too.

I would highly recommend this to anyone working in the tech sector, and probably wider too. I think this cemented my thinking around DevOps and ways of working. What a journey, I think we were doing some of this at Plusnet back in 2008, but didn’t really know what to call it all.

This is a nice introduction to keeping your code easy to read and healthy.