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A novel within a novel within a novel, and not one of them is worth reading. Most of this book seems to be: Lengthy, flowery, descriptive prose. Snippets f...

This is a well-written book that makes an effective use of a Socratic dialogue to drive its point home. It discusses big ideas, such as man’s role in the world, u...

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called Shit Recruiters Say, where I shared some of the funniest and most ridiculous recruiter messages I had seen. Today, I’m...

A good overview of how sales works and why today it’s more important than ever before. As with other Daniel Pink works, this book is well researched, easy to read...

This “book” was most likely a diary or writing exercise for Marcus Aurelius:

Docker is an awesome tool. In a previous post, I showed how you can use it to package your code so that it runs exactly the same way in development and in product...

My blog post on O’Reilly Radar: Should I start a company or work for one?

This is probably my least favorite of the 3 books in the trilogy, but that’s only because the first two were so damn good, and this third one had the arduous task...

This is a tough book to rate. Some of the content changes the way you approach life, and it really could make you a more effective person. I know I’ll be managing...

This is a talk I gave at TechHub Riga that introduces the basic tools of user-centered and visual design. It’s targeted at developers and any other design newbies...