Martin Fowler told me the second edition should be shorter (it's twice as long)

This article by Charity Majors details the progress and changes in the second edition of 'Observability Engineering', a book focused on observability in software engineering. The author recounts meeting Martin Fowler, who advised making the second edition shorter, but the new edition is actually twice as long with 90% new material. The article covers the evolution of the observability market since the first edition, the challenges of writing the book, and the upcoming release timeline. It is highly relevant to IT/TECHNOLOGY as it discusses technical concepts, software engineering practices, and industry trends in observability.