Book Reviews

I have a tenuous relationship with leadership. The role of the President of the United States of America comes to mind when I think of high-stakes leadership. When I peer into that role, I wonder how narcissistic one must be to believe they are “the one” to lead well over 300M people to a better quality of life. I’m acutely aware that people will lose their minds without a disciplined temperament and believe only they can “fix it”....

I love this book. As a programmer pounding keys since the 20th century, this book codifies my experiences. It’s like reading daily affirmations that hammer my instinctual best practices home. As I read the book, I find myself consistently nodding and agreeing. Summary The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition: Your Journey to Mastery is about computer programming and software engineering, written by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas and published in October 1999....