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Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?
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#83Here are some books I listened to on Audible in the last year and a half, listing those that I enjoyed the most. Each of these books changed me in some ways, I never thought how much fun it is to listen to biographies and how many lessons there are. 0. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition 1. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 2. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and t…
> The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable I need to give this a try again. When I originally read it, it was part of a team activity a decade ago and left unmoderated, so it devolved to everyone being at each other's throats by the end of the day.
Note that it is in "Business Novel" style. If you don't like that style, you should read The Advantage by Lencioni instead.
Re: Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?
#84The Goal by Eliyaho Goldratt
Eliyahu (I only realized the typo because I have it sitting right here). I've read The Phoenix Project which is an IT/software/devops analog of it (covering the same topics, but for those fields rather than manufacturing as the focus). I really liked it (the writing was average, but it was a great way to introduce the concepts), and stumbled across this in our (undocumented, no one knows what books are there) office library. I've read the first 1/4 and I'm going to put it on my manager's desk once I'm done.
For those curious what this book (and the one I mentioned) is about: Theory of constraints. But it's not just that. It goes through, in the form of a novel, the experience of a plant manager (VP of IT or something in Phoenix Project) as they go from clusterf--k mess towards a leaner, tighter, functioning plant.
An important lesson to take away (besides ToC itself) is that you have to make that lean enterprise the target. You cannot just, from day 0 of your clean up, rearrange everything and expect positive results. It's a growth process, a process of continuous improvement. If you have any role in project management, and have any desire to clean up how your office or enterprise functions, these are really good books to help along the way.
Re: Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not to put words in someone else's mouth, but isn't the advised wariness targeted at the recommenders rather than the genres?
I like your train of thought, but the logic that follows is one can not enjoy or recommend self-improvement books to one another lest they be lumped in with some group of undesirables .. which is silly, as there are many beneficial books in the genre. After all, not everyone is born with a perfect understanding of social science and behavior, especially many programmers.
I agree. My former mentors and colleagues need to understand more psychology and how to improve themselves, because they tore our team apart and cost themselves and all of us incredible opportunities.
A good programmer isn't just one who can program. They must be willing to accept the fact that they aren't a special snowflake and that great achievements come from sharing and teamwork, having constructive and wholesome paradigms, etc.
I have been building world class e-sports teams for two decades. It breaks my heart for the future to see so many well educated folk ripping into eachother and themselves in these ways.
Re: Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?
#86Here are some books I listened to on Audible in the last year and a half, listing those that I enjoyed the most. Each of these books changed me in some ways, I never thought how much fun it is to listen to biographies and how many lessons there are. 0. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition 1. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 2. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and t…
Thank you for the list! I've read and enjoyed 6 of your top 10, so naturally you've now given me a great reading list for the rest of the year!
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#87Algorithms to Live By. It's a very good book on how computer ideas work in the real world, and vice versa.
Re: Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?
#88Here are some books I listened to on Audible in the last year and a half, listing those that I enjoyed the most. Each of these books changed me in some ways, I never thought how much fun it is to listen to biographies and how many lessons there are. 0. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition 1. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 2. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and t…
Did you manage to absorb the material from Thinking, Fast and Slow by listening to it? I tried to start reading it, went back over lines I didnt understand, reread chapters, and in the end gave up because it was too difficult.