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Tag Archives: book
Read This Book: The Change Function
Just a few days into the new year is a great time to look back at 2007 and reflect about what book influenced me the most. Pip Coburn’s The Change Function–recommended by my friend and colleague Erik Meijer–stands out as … Continue reading
Patterns for Fault Tolerant Software
My fellow Hillsider Robert S. Hanmer has just finished his book on fault tolerant patterns (to be available from John Wiley & Sons, October-November 2007). Here’s the book’s descritiption, in Bob’s words: This book presents proven techniques to achieve highly … Continue reading
Silicon Valley’s Secret Sauce
In his latest essay Paul Graham dissects what makes Silicon Valley “the” Silicon Valley. As someone who lived and worked in two (self proclaimed) Silicon Valley-like technology parks (the Silicon Alps and the Silicon Prairie) I found Graham’s discussion of … Continue reading