Books

A compilation of all Computer Things newsletter essays in 2019 and 2020, including essays that were for subscribers only.

Feedback loops in Agile software development are critical to the process. However, they are often ignored and relegated to second class processes. In favor of other processes, like requirements gathering. Read more about feedback loops today, and build up your Agile software delivery processes!

Before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Casanova - the greatest womanizer in the world.

A book about D programming language or DLang for Python programmers. “There is no best programming language”, they say. There is, for most applications it is D. The book starts from a comparison of D to Python and teaches all important features of D. D has all the features of Python but speed comparable to C and reliability comparable to Ada!

This small book was written for just one purpose - explain the asynchrony concept from beginning to end.

This is an introduction to Bash scripting ebook that will help you learn the basics of Bash scripting and start writing awesome scripts that will help you automate your daily Dev and Ops tasks. No matter if you are a DevOps/SysOps engineer, developer, or just a Linux enthusiast, you can use Bash scripts to combine different Linux commands. If you're into DevOps, you'll love DevOps Daily: it has free bite-sized exercises, tools, and guides to level up fast.

Agile software development product owners face a complex and fluid environment. The very nature of Agile presents an open and adaptable process. How are Product Owners to approach this fluid environment, where things change on them all the time, and be successful? The Product Owner Cheatsheet - How to be an Agile Ninja, is here to guide you.

Elixir is a functional programming language that requires a new way of thinking. This book offers an easy introduction for any programmer who wants to start learning Elixir with confidence.

Pssst... got a Linux VPS? Don’t leave it open. Secure it fast with this practical Linux Server Security guide.

Banange 是東非烏干達最常見的本土語言Luganda的俚語，大概也是我第一個學懂的Luganda單字，意思大概就是「Oh My God (我的天啊)！」。我說是大概，因為這個字出現的場合顯然不只局限於我們常用的Oh My God中 – 大概就是沒帶錢包？Banange. 蕃茄今天漲價了？Banange. 孩子把無故在街上鞋脫掉了？Banange. 很久沒見面的朋友來驚喜探班？Banange. 好的、不好的、不知如何回應的⋯⋯反正說Banange就對了。

Written by a ten year old science enthusiast, this ABC encyclopedia is a fresh, fun way to learn the ABC's.

Do you want to learn Haskell programming? This book is an introduction for the beginner in functional programming with Haskell. It contain exercises to help you get started.

A field guide for the modern manager on how to build great teams, live in the now and guard energy and attention.