Designing Data-Intensive Applications
The book I point people to when they ask how databases, queues, and logs actually fit together.
Books
I do not finish everything I start, and I do not love everything I finish. These are the ones that stayed with me, plus a few that simply helped me do the work. A handful have a short note. The rest are here because I am glad I read them.
Technical
Head First Design Patterns
The only patterns book that did not put me to sleep. The drawings help more than they should.
Clean Code
I argue with parts of it, but it still shows up in how I read other people's pull requests.
Dive into Python
How I properly learned Python after years of just getting by.
Nonfiction
Rework
Short enough to reread. I kept it nearby while building Chef Galaxy.
Deep Work
Easier to agree with than to practice. I still try.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Practical money advice without the lecture.
Novels
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Funny and dark. Felt close to home in a way few novels do.
