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Jochen rated Clean Code: 5 stars
Clean Code by Robert Cecil Martin (Robert C. Martin)
Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every …
Jochen rated All These Worlds: 5 stars
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter (Bobiverse, 3)
"Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob …
Jochen rated Turn the ship around!: 5 stars
Jochen rated Before the Storm: 4 stars
Jochen rated For We Are Many: 5 stars
For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter (Bobiverse, 2)
"Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. …
Jochen reviewed The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier
Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is …
Review of "The Manager's Path" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Jochen rated The Gifts of Imperfection: 4 stars
Jochen rated The cuckoo's calling: 4 stars
The cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith, J. K. Rowling (Cormoran Strike -- 1)
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. …
Jochen rated We Are Legion (We Are Bob): 5 stars
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter (Bobiverse, #1)
Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of …
Jochen rated Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears: 4 stars
Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears by William Hertling
David Ryan is the designer of ELOPe, an email language optimization program, that if successful, will make his career. But …
Charles Stross: Equoid (EBook, 2013, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)
Equoid by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #2.9)
Jochen rated Radical Candor: 5 stars
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time …
Review of 'Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
"Wow, I wouldn't be able to keep this up" — that's often our reaction to the habits we see in friends or celebrities. It might be easier than we think if we find the right approach that fits our personality and situation. Gretchen Rubin dissects the many aspects of building and staying with habits, and I found the book very helpful to be more successful at it.
