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"Land the Tech Job You Love" by Andy Lester

Jun 5, 2013  ·  A great resource for job hunting techies, concise and full of valuable advice.

The examples from Tony Hoare's 1978 paper "Communicating sequential processes" in Go

May 9, 2013  ·  Tony Hoare's "Communicating sequential processes" is not only a very influential Computer Science paper, but it was also a main inspiration for Go. It is full of examples written in a pseudo-code designed for the paper. I translated all these examples to Go, with unit tests.

"The Leprechauns of Software Engineering" by Laurent Bossavit

Apr 15, 2013  ·  An amazing little book about a deep but not widely recognized problem in software development: "How folklore turns into fact and what to do about it". Strongly recommended.

"Confessions of a Public Speaker" by Scott Berkun

Mar 20, 2011  ·  Excellent. A must-read if you want to improve your public speaking.

"Talent is Overrated" by Geoff Colvin

Feb 6, 2011  ·  Fascinating and important. How top performers really get to be so great. Don't let a false notion of innate talent stop you.

"Leading Lean Software Development" by Mary and Tom Poppendieck

Jan 5, 2011  ·  Insightful, clear and thought-provoking; though not a comprehensive hands-on guide.