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Deployment Strategies for Success - The DevOps Handbook
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss parts 3 and 4 of The DevOps Handbook! Join them as they discuss CICD, on-call rotations, telemetry, and more!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The DevOps Handbookhttps://amzn.to/44tGqlX (paid link)----------------00:00 Intro02:01 About the Book and Authors03:43 Initial Thoughts on The DevOps Handbook Parts 3 & 407:38 Deployment Pipelines16:55 When to Implement DevOps Practices24:40 Low-Risk Releases and Feature Flags35:06 Telemetry and Observability46:04 Open Telemetry and Tool Recommendations51:57 On-Call Rotations1:01:00 Launch Readiness Reviews1:07:01 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Manuel Pais Reflects on Team Topologies
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Manuel Pais, author of Team Topologies! Join them as Manuel reflects on what surprised him the most while writing the book, how the popularity of remote work has changed team organization strategies, and insights from the new second edition!----------------https://bit.ly/tusk-bookoverflow-1-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Paishttps://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Is DevOps a Silver Bullet? - The DevOps Handbook
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The DevOps Handbook! Join them as they discuss the origins of DevOps, how it can transform developer organizations, and whether or not it's the silver bullet the authors paint it as!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The DevOps Handbookhttps://amzn.to/44tGqlX (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
One Year of Book Overflow!
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan celebrate one year of the podcast! Join them as they reflect on what's suprised them, share some stats, and discuss which of the authors they'd most like to pair program with!----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Developing a Mental Model for AI - Thinking Like a Large Language Model by Mukund Sundararajan
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Thinking Like a Large Language Model by Mukund Sundararajan. Join them as they discuss the different mental models for working with AI, the art of prompt engineering, and some exciting developments in Carter's career!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Thinking Like a Large Language Model by Mukund Sundararajanhttps://amzn.to/466v89G (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Chasing Taillights - In The Plex by Steven Levy
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the final third of In The Plex by Steven Levy! Join them as they discuss Google's decision to withdraw from China, their war with book publishers, and their struggles to compete in social media!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------In The Plex by Steven Levyhttps://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)----------------00:00 Intro05:10 About the Book and Author06:10 Initial Thoughts on the Book11:27 The Real Story Behind Google Leaving China20:44 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 1 - DoubleClick & Lobbying23:55 Riff: "Corporate Values" and Founder Mode29:22 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 2 - DoubleClick & Lobbying37:59 Google's Book scanning project42:56 Google vs Amazon's Different Approaches to Book Scanning43:20 Innocent Arrogance - Street View and Privacy46:40 Pirvacy and Surveillance Concerns49:57 Epilogue: Chasing Taillights55:53 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
How Google Created the Cloud - In The Plex by Steven Levy
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second third of In The Plex by Steven Levy. Join them as they discuss how Google popularized the concept of cloud computing, the invention of Gmail, and more!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------In The Plex by Steven Levyhttps://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
The Origins of Google - In The Plex by Steven Levy
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the first third of In The Plex by Steven Levy. Join them as they discuss Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's Stanford origins, and its impact on the world at large!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------In The Plex by Steven Levyhttps://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Making a Dent in the Universe - ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Join them as they each share their five favorite "proverbs" the book has to offer!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hanssonhttps://amzn.to/43vgO7T (paid link)Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrovhttps://amzn.to/4mwuAzP (paid link)Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newporthttps://amzn.to/43bW06q (paid link)Thinking in System by Donella H. Meadowshttps://amzn.to/43xYATl (paid link)Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhouthttps://amzn.to/43xYCdV (paid link)Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (https://amzn.to/3F94ZfD (paid link)Getting Real: The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson https://amzn.to/3SQlakS (paid link)----------------00:00 Intro01:50 About the Book and Authors05:00 Initial Thoughts on the Book14:20 Top 5 Favorite Chapters Discussion15:00 Tone is in Your Fingers - Tools vs Skills19:00 Anti-Workaholism Philosophy22:32 Focus on What Won't Change27:14 Make a Dent in the Universe33:24 Interruption is the Enemy of Productivity39:59 Go to Sleep - The Importance of Rest46:58 Say No by Default51:35 Welcome Obscurity - Private Launches56:12 Scratch Your Own Itch - Build What You Need1:01:04 How to Say You're Sorry - Proper Apologies1:04:42 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Coordination in Distributed Systems - Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrov
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrov! Join them as they discuss the mutexes, semaphores, the reactor pattern, and more!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrovhttps://amzn.to/3GRbnby (paid link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Basics of Concurrency - Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrov
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrov! Join them as they discuss the basic building blocks of concurrency, how concurrency has evolved over time, and how building concurrent applications can increase performance!Go Proverbs: https://go-proverbs.github.io/-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Grokking Concurrency by Kirill Bobrovhttps://amzn.to/3GRbnby (paid link)Web Scalability for Startup Engineers by Artur Ejsmonthttps://amzn.to/3F1VWwF (paid link)----------------00:00 Intro02:07 About the Book and Author03:35 Initial Thoughts on the Book09:12 What is Concurrency vs Parallelism12:35 CPUs and Moore's Law22:19 IO Performance, Embarrassingly Parallel and Conway's Law28:25 Building Blocks of Concurrency: Processes and Threads33:05 Memory Sharing vs Communicating39:13 Multitasking and Context Switching45:24 Task Decomposition and Data Pipelines52:35 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Graduate Algorithms and Georgia Tech OMSCS
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan take some time to debrief Georgia Tech's famously difficult Graduate Algorithms course, which Carter just passed! As alumni of the OMSCS program, Carter and Nathan discuss why they chose to pursue the degree, how the course has changed over time due to the improvements in LLMs, and how algorithmic thinking can benefit you as a software engineer!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
High-Leverage Thinking for Engineers - Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
This week Carter and Nathan read Donella Meadows’ Thinking in Systems. A foundational primer on systems thinking, the book explores how stocks, flows, feedback loops, and leverage points shape everything from ecosystems to organizations. Join them as they discuss how systems thinking applies to software engineering, the hidden structures behind burnout and tech debt, and how to make high-leverage changes in complex systems.-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows https://amzn.to/4cMB35k (paid link)Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design by Kent Beck https://amzn.to/3RoB9pR (paid link)Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowlerhttps://amzn.to/43Wqk5Q (paid link)Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach by Mark Richards and Neal Fordhttps://amzn.to/3Y7CNjk (paid link)One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein by Whitney Alyse Webbhttps://amzn.to/3RsMt4f (paid link)Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newporthttps://amzn.to/3EH8MAe (paid link)The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating Senior, Tech Lead, and Staff Engineer Positions at Tech Companies and Startups by Gergely Oroszhttps://amzn.to/3ExwPSa (paid link)What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work? by Stephen Wolfram https://amzn.to/4iuSUim (paid link)----------------00:00 Intro 01:41 About the Book03:43 Thoughts on the Book08:07 Covering the Foundations and Defining Terms16:36 Feedback loops22:31 Overconfidence and why models lead us astray.35:56 Paradigms and Framing49:30 Leverage Points01:02:04 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
Balancing Features and Systems Improvements - The Good News Factory by Kent Beck
This week Carter and Nathan read the Kent Beck's The Good News Factory. A sequel to Tidy First?, The Good News Factory explores the economics of software and instructs tech executives on how to produce teams that are constantly delivering good news. Join them as they discuss balancing feature development and systems improvment, the economic incentives of software, and more!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.--------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Intro12:23 About the Book14:08 Thoughts on the Book16:24 Features, Structure, Coupling, and Cohesion33:13 Responding to Organizational Changes42:12 3X: Explore, Expand, and Extract56:54 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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
John Ousterhout and Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin Discuss Their Software Philosophies
Following up on their recent discussion on software design (inspired by Book Overflow!), John Ousterhout and Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin join Carter and Nathan for their first ever joint interview! Join them as they discuss what it was like working together, how the discussion came to be, and what they both learned from the process!Ousterhout/Martin Discussion: https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhouthttps://amzn.to/3XCPliz (Paid Link)Clean Code by Robert Martinhttps://amzn.to/4iJ4Ttq (Paid Link)Clean Coder, The: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers by Robert C. Martin https://amzn.to/3E9zf9l (Paid Link)We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI by Robert Martinhttps://amzn.to/42aW194 (Paid Link)Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissideshttps://amzn.to/4hRbYa3 (Paid Link)Structured Analysis and System Specification by Tom DeMarco, P. J. Plaugerhttps://amzn.to/3E0Y7QD (Paid Link)Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design by Meilir Page-Joneshttps://amzn.to/4hNd8mV (Paid Link)Design by Contract: By Example First Edition by Richard Mitchell, Jim McKim, Bertrand Meyerhttps://amzn.to/4i4X6VW (Paid Link)Structured Programming by Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, C. A. R. Hoare, Ole-Johan Dahlhttps://amzn.to/42fXfzX (Paid Link)On the Criteria To Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules by D.L. Parnashttps://wstomv.win.tue.nl/edu/2ip30/references/criteria_for_modularization.pdf----------------00:00 Intro03:11 Origin of the debate06:52 Motivation for the debate11:35 How did you settle on the terms of the debate?14:30 Overcoming Self-Doubt and Engaging with others20:06 Influences in Developing Design Aesthetics28:45 Taking time for Deep Thinking vs Shallow thinking33:58 Writing Code and Reducing Cognative Load39:05 Encouraging healthy debate42:38 Coding Style, Retirement, and what’s next49:40 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan'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