A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data
Gene Kim: Unicorn Project (2019, IT Revolution Press)
English language
Published Nov. 7, 2019 by IT Revolution Press.
Rehash of Phoenix Project, with some good bits
A decent read. Got all the way through it with some nostalgia and “I’ve been there” moments. It’s a good narrative from the “dev side” but a lot of rehashing of the same story.
I got the [b:The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win|17255186|The Phoenix Project A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win|Gene Kim|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361113128l/17255186.SX50.jpg|23848838] for free and didn't completely hate it, so I thought I give this one a try too.
The Unicorn Project is the developers view of The Phoenix Project, the timelines overlap and some characters are also shared.
That being said, I found the main character of this book super annoying. Apparently she is "really, really good" and keeps repeating this a few times. There is even half a chapter, which just describes how "really, really good" she is. Getting through the book with her as the central character was painful.
As the first book, this one is also a long list of best practices put into a story. In this book it is put to the extreme though. And …
I got the [b:The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win|17255186|The Phoenix Project A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win|Gene Kim|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361113128l/17255186.SX50.jpg|23848838] for free and didn't completely hate it, so I thought I give this one a try too.
The Unicorn Project is the developers view of The Phoenix Project, the timelines overlap and some characters are also shared.
That being said, I found the main character of this book super annoying. Apparently she is "really, really good" and keeps repeating this a few times. There is even half a chapter, which just describes how "really, really good" she is. Getting through the book with her as the central character was painful.
As the first book, this one is also a long list of best practices put into a story. In this book it is put to the extreme though. And there is no reality where all of these could be applied in the short time-frame of the book.
If you are interested into a novelization of a developers life I would suggest to just read The Phoenix Project and skip this one.
Great format for a book that gives an overview of technical and business topics. The outsider with all the answers was a little weird, but I'm not sure how else you'd discuss the ideal path.
Great format for a book that gives an overview of technical and business topics. The outsider with all the answers was a little weird, but I'm not sure how else you'd discuss the ideal path.
