Book Overflow

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Accountability Retrospective - Book Overflow 2024 Dec 02, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan review all the promises they made at the end of each episode when they ask each other "What will you do differently in your career as a result of having read this book?" Join them as they review every goal they set, whether or not they kept it, and what they've learned from this year of reading the best technical books in the world!

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Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Agile, Good or Bad? - The Agile Manifesto Nov 25, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Agile Manifesto, a free-to-read document that has greatly defined the modern software engineering landscape. Join them as they discuss its legacy, how it persists in software engineering today, and whether it was ultimately a good or bad development!

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The Agile Manifesto

https://agilemanifesto.org/

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Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Web App Fundamentals - The Twelve-Factor App Nov 18, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Twelve-Factor App, a free-to-read manifesto on the fundamentals of building a modern web application. Join them as they discuss scalability, statelessness, and the proper way to handle logs!

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The Twelve-Factor App

https://12factor.net/

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers by Artur Ejsmont

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Brian Kernighan Reflects on Unix: A History and a Memoir Nov 11, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Brian Kernighan once again joins Carter and Nathan, this time to discuss his book Unix: A History and a Memoir. Join them as Brian recounts what it was like working at Bell Labs, how it feels to have contributed so much to the world of computing, and whether or not he thinks creating a big idea like Unix is still possible!

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Unix: A History and a Memoir

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Keeping Your Codebase Clean - Tidy First? by Kent Beck Nov 04, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Tidy First? by Kent Beck. Join them as they discuss when you should prioritize tidying your code over feature improvements, what tidying means, and the Beck's thoughts on software and the time value of money! -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design by Kent Beck https://amzn.to/40uOEtL (paid link) Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (2nd Edition) by Martin Fowler https://amzn.to/3C9d5mq (paid link) Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua, Pramod Sadalage https://amzn.to/4fmoIVC (paid link) A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition by John Ousterhout https://amzn.to/4ecmYgv (paid link) The Practice of Programming by Brian Kernighan, Rob Pike https://amzn.to/4fuMP4b (paid link) ---------------- 00:00 Intro 03:14 About the Book 05:41 Thoughts on the Book 11:17 Techniques and Approaches for Tidying (Part 1) 36:20 How to prioritize and manage tidying tasks (Part 2) 47:30 Optionality, Reversibility and The Philosophy of Tidying (Part 3) 01:05:38 Final Thoughts ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Pramod Sadalage Reflects on Building Evolutionary Architectures Oct 28, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Pramod Sadalage joins Carter and Nathan to discuss his book Building Evolutionary Architectures. Join them as Pramod shares his thoughts on how he became a database expert, the differences between refactoring code and databases, and how AI is affecting how we work with databases!

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Building Evolutionary Architectures

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

The Legacy of Unix - Unix: A History and a Memoir by Brian Kernighan Oct 21, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Unix: A History and a Memoir by Brian Kernighan. Brian Kernighan, one of the inventors of Unix, discusses in detail how the idea came to be, who the key contributors were, and what about Unix made it so revolutionary.

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Unix: A History and a Memoir by Brian Kernighan

https://amzn.to/40bB6mN (paid link)

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

New Horizons & Executive Politicking - The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim Oct 14, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan finish their discussion of The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim. Written in the style of a novel, join them as they discuss how businesses bet big on new ideas, dealing with layoffs, and executive politicking!

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The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Rebecca Parsons Reflects on Building Evolutionary Architectures Oct 10, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Rebecca Parsons joins Carter and Nathan to discuss her book Building Evolutionary Architectures. Join them as Rebecca shares her thoughts on the benefits of abstractions, how the computer science industry has changed during her tenure, and how her academic work on genetic algorithms influenced the book!

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Building Evolutionary Architectures

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

You Build It, You Run It - The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim Oct 08, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Part Two of The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim. Written in the style of a novel, join them as they discuss the protagonist Maxine's journey of transforming the failing Phoenix Project from a big ball of mud into an agile, efficient architecture!

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The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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