Fabio Cicerchia - Issue #136
👋 Hi, this is Fabio with the biweekly issue of the DevPath Newsletter.
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The 4 Ps for Change and Release: Planning Prevents Poor Performance.
Architecture
The 7 Software Architecture Books Experienced Developers Need to Read
Reading time: 10min
Since many books can confuse you, I have only selected seven best and must-read books from the software architect's perspective, with a couple of System design and Software development books.
Since architecture is a vast subject and highly depends upon the domain you are working in, it's impossible to learn everything you need to design software from top to bottom. Still, these books will give you the tools and techniques to build robust, secure, and maintainable software.
Health
The State of Workplace Burnout 2023
Reading time: 2 min
Burnout is rife. It is also preventable. The State of Workplace Burnout report examines the trends in burnout and its relationship to workplace factors. A close examination is made to understand how burnout mitigation strategies can be utilised as part of the attraction, engagement, and retention strategy.
Methodologies
Manage process before people
Reading time: 4 min
If you want to run a company that's light on full-time managers, you have to focus on managing processes before people. The traditional paradigm of a reporting manager that's constantly following up with their reports, conducting daily stand-up meetings, weekly 1-1s, and all other forms of intensive supervision, needs to be (mostly) replaced with an asynchronous, self-managing paradigm instead.
Productivity
10 Ideas From the Best Book on Engineering Management
Reading time: 7 min
I recently became an engineering manager, and this book had a huge impact on my decision.
What I appreciated most is that Will Larson, the author, is highly opinionated about various management topics. He clarifies a nebulous role through an actionable set of systems.
There are parts of the book that are not super relevant for me yet (like being a manager of managers), but I know I can come back to those parts if/when they become relevant.
Mix
2023 CNCF Annual Survey
Reading time: N/A
Since 2016, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has conducted community-driven research. In partnership with Linux Foundation Research, this year's CNCF survey will take a quick, high-level view on containers, Kubernetes and other cloud-native adoption trends. Then, it will look at the tools, projects and challenges facing the users of these technologies.
Resources
Awesome Runbook
Reading time: N/A
A curated list of awesome runbook documents, guidebooks, software, and resources.
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