Review of books
Lately I have been very involved with code quality, not just in terms of testing and actually working, but also on a deeper level, readability and plain good architecture. At my previous employer we had been working for a good while already applying rules from “Object Calisthenics” a concept by Jeff Bay, a simple...
Read more →Cloud computing is finally reaching a point of maturity and leaving its early “hype” years behind. Ivo and Vito do a very good job of bringing the topic into a PHP developer’s world in a very concise and objective manner, without leaving important platforms and concepts behind. From the top the book sets down...
Read more →I was very pleased with Being Geek, the author – Michael Lopp – does a great job of taking us on a tour of the geek’s perspective on life and career. The idea behind the book is to reflect on your career, as it is now and what you want it to be, and...
Read more →I must confess that Jono Bacon actually caught me by surprise. While I was following the creation process of the book (O’Reilly invited UG leaders to send feedback) I could have never imagined I would one day have something so useful for someone who deals with communities on a day to day basis. In...
Read more →This review has been pending for a while, but recently I finished reading Derick Rethans‘ book: Date and Time Programming. A first look at the topic (Date and Time) might get you thinking, “Why the hell do I need a book to teach me about time?” But further investigating, and some life experience will...
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