Learning Resources
Overview
As a human, one of the best ways I learn and improve is by reading books. I am more likely to enjoy and benefit from books that are recommended by people I trust and work with.
This directory is intended to be a central place with a list of recommended books (or other media) that makes it easier and more scalable for people to share and discover them.
Scope
Being part of the Engineering Playbook, these suggestions may skew towards more technical topics over time, but in the near terms there may be other topics represented here (e.g. "how to teamwork", "how to share mental state", etc) that appeal to a broader base of Trussels who may not consider themselves "engineers".
Access
Reminder: Trussels can use their monthly employee effectiveness budget to get learning materials.
In addition to hard-copy books, there are several options for accessing digital books, audiobooks, videos, courses, etc.:
- O'Reilly Online Learning (fka Safari Books Online)
- Scribd
- Audible
Contents
📄️ Asking For Help
When learning, it is expected one will encounter situations where you
📄️ Continuous Delivery
Continuous Delivery is yet another text that was very influential at the beginning of the DevOps movement, and continues to be a rich resource for modern software delivery.
📄️ Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations "gives you the tools to prepare for high-stakes conversations, transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue, and make it safe to talk about almost anything".
📄️ The Goal
The Goal has been an influential business book since the 1980's, looking at the delivery of value via the "Theory of Constraints". This view has also been useful in conceptualizing how value is delivered in software.
📄️ Radical Candor
Radical Candor is basically the Trussel Manager Standard Issue book. It informs a lot of how Trussels aspire to comport themselves with each other. (The revised/updated edition was released in Oct 2019.)
📄️ Release It
Release It! was originally published in 2007 and was one of the most influential books at the beginning of the DevOps movement. The second edition, published in 2018, refreshes the content and practices for use in modern environments where DevOps and microservices are accepted norms.
📄️ The Effective Engineer
Edmond Lau's The Effective Engineer is an excellent book that covers many