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    Swizec's articles in the "book" category

    I aim to write mindblowing emails with real insight into the career and skills of a modern software engineer. "Raw and honest from the heart!" as one reader described them.

    Below are 34 articles filed under book. Enjoy ❤️

    Insights for interviews from Kahneman's Noise

    everything people say is bad about modern tech interviews is actually good 🤯
    April 14th, 2023

    What I learned from Staff Engineer by Will Larson

    Staff Engineer was one of the more impactful books I've read in recent months. Went through the audiobook soon after becoming tech lead so the timing was perfect.
    November 17th, 2022

    The Passion Paradox

    burnout doesn't work the way you think
    December 24th, 2021

    What I learned from Software Engineering at Google

    When I first picked up Software Engineering at Google I thought it was another one of those FAANG books full of lessons that make no sense at human scale. I was surprised, lessons apply to teams as small as 5.
    July 16th, 2021

    Your career needs a vision

    In his book, The Art of Science and Engineering, Richard Hamming says the key to a great career is vision. What does that really look like?
    July 14th, 2021

    Different medium, different mindset

    Ever wondered what it's like to make a physical book? It ain't as easy as shipping code lemme tell ya 😅
    March 19th, 2021

    Cool thing Thursday: Leanpub


    November 22nd, 2012

    Making our irc bot talk


    April 25th, 2012

    Notebook fetishism


    October 27th, 2011

    The quickreading


    September 10th, 2011

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