Book recommendations

[McThuggets]

Hey everyone!

I'm a newbie to the industry so I'm trying to learn a bit more about the experiences of other developers and how they approach their problems and goals.

I'm looking for books that are language/technology agnostic and focus more on the human aspects of development. Things like productivity, working with a team, handling conflict, strategy, etc.

Some of the books that I've started or are on the list already are:
- Soft Skills - John Sonmez
- The Phoenix Project - Kim, Behr and Spafford
- Peopleware - DeMarco and Lister
- The Pragmatic Programmer - Hunt and Thomas

Also, please feel free to chime in with your own experiences and lessons learned. I'd love to read them.

 

[ForestGump]

Harry Potter

 

[SDangor]

Productivity:

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

Strategy and workplace:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

 

[ForestGump]

Productivity:

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

Strategy and workplace:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek is a moron

Robert Kiyosaki is not the finance guru you think he is


EDIT:

If you genuinely enjoy some lifestyle advice (that isn't complete fucking gimmicky bs) I can recommend David Goggin's books. He really is one of the only non-bs coaches i'd listen to

 

[eyesuc]

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box - The Arbinger Institute (it's very much a people focused read)
Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster - David Farley

 

[McThuggets]

Productivity:

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction

Strategy and workplace:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

Atomic habits was pretty helpful to me. Gave it a try during my last year at uni and formed better study, diet and exercise habits 😎. A year later and I'm really grateful for having read it.

Will give the rest a look, thanks man

 

[McThuggets]

Simon Sinek is a moron

Robert Kiyosaki is not the finance guru you think he is


EDIT:

If you genuinely enjoy some lifestyle advice (that isn't complete fucking gimmicky bs) I can recommend David Goggin's books. He really is one of the only non-bs coaches i'd listen to

He's a HARD MF 😂 going to use my next audible credit on one of his books, I've read reviews that say the audiobooks are awesome and I've enjoyed some of his podcast appearances

 

[McThuggets]

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box - The Arbinger Institute (it's very much a people focused read)
Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster - David Farley

My man! I will check these out. After a brief visit to his www, the David Farley one seems exactly like the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks, man

 

[eyesuc]

My man! I will check these out. After a brief visit to his www, the David Farley one seems exactly like the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks, man

Maybe also check out his youtube channel. He interviews other industry leaders and talks about a lot of interesting stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/@ContinuousDelivery

 

[aiccc]

Managing up M Dobson

 

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[Dom]

Harry Potter

Not Smack Talk you boob

 

[Dom]

Eat Pray Love

Not Smack Talk - you chop

 

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