I like learning (reading, thinking, writing), and I dabble in anything that interests me, both fiction and non-fiction.
I need to make more time to read, because my "To Read" list keeps getting longer
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Go beyond basic testing! Great software testing makes the entire development process more efficient. This book reveals a systemic and …
An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and …
Daniel Pink calls this one of the most underrated books of the last 10 years. That it changed his thinking about thinking. twitter.com/DanielPink/status/1521203124241039360
What does it mean to be a man made in the image of God? And what does it mean to …
“Kill it with fire,” the typical first reaction to a legacy system falling into obsolescence, …
This is a great resource for working with legacy systems. Actually, it is mostly about working with people, which is appropriate. Creating and using software is often about working with people and reifying workflow processes in software.
I had it recommended to me as a good book for non-legacy systems as well. There are some good points about when to modernize a system and avoiding chasing shiny new technology.
I didn't find it helpful to a software engineer such as myself, but I could see the value in a manager reading it, which is appropriate as Marianne is coming from an engineering management perspective.
I was expecting something more like modern self-help books, lots of practical tips on how to work with your mind. There was some of that, but a lot of it was sermons inspiring courage and highlighting the importance and dignity of intellectual work. This is not a bad thing.
I tended to skim through a lot, because it was stories and illustrations. I feel like I probably missed some tidbits that were buried among them, and I'd like to go back and read it more carefully now that I know what to expect and when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I don't know if I will ever end up reading it again, at least not for a while.
It definitely comes from a Christian (really Catholic) perspective, which was not a problem for me. In fact, I loved that, but it may not resonate if you're not …
I was expecting something more like modern self-help books, lots of practical tips on how to work with your mind. There was some of that, but a lot of it was sermons inspiring courage and highlighting the importance and dignity of intellectual work. This is not a bad thing.
I tended to skim through a lot, because it was stories and illustrations. I feel like I probably missed some tidbits that were buried among them, and I'd like to go back and read it more carefully now that I know what to expect and when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I don't know if I will ever end up reading it again, at least not for a while.
It definitely comes from a Christian (really Catholic) perspective, which was not a problem for me. In fact, I loved that, but it may not resonate if you're not Christian.
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
"A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, …
"It is intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. …
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …
January Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder.
Not that running security at the …
Looks interesting. I love a good time paradox scifi novel, and this looks different. www.npr.org/2022/02/23/1082397878/the-paradox-hotel-is-a-mashup-of-sci-fi-and-crime-fiction
In our homes, our schools, and our businesses, computers play an ever-increasing role. But while …
Given the Gabriel fanboy that I am, I'm not sure why I haven't read this already!
