Books

You don’t need more hours — you need better focus. This is your playbook for managing time like a thoughtful developer: with clarity, intention, and long-term impact in mind.

You’ve facilitated your 50th retrospective. The same issues surface. The same action items are created. Nothing changes. Features marked "done" sit in queues for months. You’re doing your job perfectly—and it’s making no difference.What if the problem isn’t your facilitation skills? What if the Scrum Master role itself is trapped in an outdated model?

An opinionated journey into what developer advocacy is and what developer advocates (should) do.

Whether you're in the boardroom, at the chalkboard, or whiteboard, presentations are everywhere. It doesn't matter if you are backed by a slide deck or just the marker in your hand, a presentation's strength comes from you. A word well spoken can change the world. How far can you get in 10 Days?

Starting a career in programming can be intimidating. Whether you're switching careers, joining a bootcamp, starting a C.S. degree, or learning on your own, Your First Year in Code can help, with practical advice on topics like code reviews, resume writing, fitting in, ethics, and finding your dream job.

Are you willing to buy a book from a non-developer who can tell you, in a chaos informed way, the theory behind why Scrum (and Kanban) work and or fail?

This book is not a guide. It is a closed diagnostic tool that reveals whether your document functions under command logic—or collapses into appeal.It was written without regard for audience expectations, motivational intent, or institutional alignment.If you are looking for reassurance, advice, or success tactics, this text is not for you.

Strong graduate applicants are rejected every year—not because they lack merit, but because their files trigger invisible risk signals during the first 78 seconds of review. This forensic manual exposes how graduate applications are actually scanned, filtered, and silently eliminated under cognitive load and institutional constraint. It documents the structural failure modes behind rejection and shows how to deploy applications that survive real review conditions.

Are you ready for the "Great Decoupling"?For the last fifteen years, a developer's value was measured by their ability to write syntax. If you knew the language, you had a job. If you managed a large team of people writing that language, you had a career. That world is ending.With the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs), the act of typing code is being decoupled from the act of solving problems. The "Warehouse Model"—hiring armies of developers to churn out boilerplate—is being replaced by small, hyper-efficient teams of AI-Augmented Developers.This shift is terrifying. It creates a "Junior Gap" where new developers can't find a foothold, and a "Manager Squeeze" where leaders lose their empires. This book is your survival guide. The AI-Augmented Developer is not a book of theoretical futurism. It is a practical, hands-on manual written by a veteran engineering leader who is actively using these strategies to save his own career.Inside, you will learn:The Mindset Shift: How to stop panicking and start treating AI as the ultimate abstraction layer. Move from being a "Code Writer" to a "Solution Orchestrator."The Verification Loop: Why "reading code" is now more important than "writing code," and how to audit AI-generated solutions for subtle, hallucinated bugs.The New Hard Skills: Context Engineering as System Architecture, LLM Internals for Engineers, and building "Micro-Agents" to automate your grunt work.The Human Moat: The skills AI cannot replicate—Complexity Management, User Empathy, and the "Requirements Translation" that turns vague business goals into rigid technical specs.A "Living Book" Created via the Cyborg MethodThis book walks the walk. It was not written in isolation; it was produced using the Cyborg Method.The Author (Brenn Hill) acted as the Architect, defining the concepts, anecdotes, and strategy.The AI acted as the Staff Writer, expanding notes and challenging logic.The Human acted as the Auditor, verifying every sentence for truth and tone.Because the field of AI changes weekly, this is a Living Book. Buying it on Leanpub grants you access to continuous updates as new models (GPT-5, Claude, etc.) are released and new patterns are discovered. The wave is coming. You can drown, or you can learn to ride it.

Engineering Foundations: The Pillars of Modern Software CraftsmanshipTimeless Principles and Modern Practices for Building Systems That Last In an age where AI can write code in seconds, the true craft of software engineering is more critical than ever. This book is a mentor-in-a-book for a new generation of developers – those who want to go beyond automation and master the art of engineering. Starting with the foundational mindset of a system thinker and the core craft of writing clean, testable code, this book walks through the core and advanced pillars of modern software systems – from Lifecycle Management, Security, and Observability to Architecture and Design, Reliability and Resilience, Data and Knowledge Management, and Collaboration and Culture. It then explores how AI-augmented workflows, tools, and mentorship shape the future of engineering. You will learn to use intelligent tools responsibly, not as a crutch but as an amplifier for your own reasoning. Through practical frameworks and real-world patterns, you will discover how to build systems that are not just functional, but also scalable, secure, and deeply understandable. Tools will change, but the principles of thoughtful engineering endure. This is not a coding manual. It's a manifesto for thoughtful engineers who want to build things that endure.

This book helps quiet professionals speak up without forcing a louder personality. You’ll learn practical ways to stay calm, think clearly, and say what you mean in meetings, discussions, and tense moments at work.

Stop reading 400-page theory books. This is a 30-page tactical field guide you can read during your lunch break and apply before you clock out. Learn the unwritten rules of clean code—without the fluff.

Project Management is evolving. AI is automating tasks while leaders want insight and strategy. This playbook shows you how to use AI, understand data, and apply product thinking so you become the strategic, indispensable PM every team needs. Stop pushing tasks. Start driving value.

This book is an anthology of posts on people and project management from 2008 to 2010, when the author was a manager and was roaming between management training sessions. It started as a blog, Management Bits and Tips: Reflections on Software Engineering and Software Technical Support Management, which now survives as a Facebook page, ManagementBits. When the author returned to engineering after management in 2009, he wanted to publish a book with the original title, Management Bits: An Anthology from Reductionist Manager. Around 2015, he changed its title to Critique of Management Reason: Management Bits and Tips from Can't and added a few more bits as late as 2017.

The Salesperson's Pocket Guide to Artificial Intelligence shows you exactly how AI can transform your sales process, today, not tomorrow. Kayode A. Kolawole, an award-winning sales director with decades of experience, reveals practical strategies that separate top performers from those left behind. This isn't about replacing the human touch, it's about amplifying it.