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2/18/2026 • EN

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

Charity Majors discusses the upcoming second edition of 'Observability Engineering', which is twice as long despite Martin Fowler's advice to make it shorter.

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Charity Majors

11/12/2025 • EN

Recommendations for Getting the Most Out of a Technical Book

Author shares a structured method for reading technical books effectively, focusing on understanding concepts and practical coding.

Code Execution Learning Strategies LLM Development programming education Technical Books

Sebastian Raschka

6/22/2024 • EN

Old Books that Every Architect Should Read

A list of classic books on software architecture and design, from ancient principles to foundational 20th-century texts.

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Gregor Hohpe

11/23/2022 • EN

How doth I read a technical book?

A programmer reflects on the value of technical books versus hands-on projects for learning programming languages like Elixir and Rust.

Elixir learning programming software development Technical Books

Tyler Sloane

Technical Books Articles

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

Recommendations for Getting the Most Out of a Technical Book

Old Books that Every Architect Should Read

How doth I read a technical book?

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