The Software Engineer’s Guidebook
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A guide for growing to senior and beyond in the software industry, by @GergelyOrosz. An Amazon #1 Best Seller. Get the book at https://t.co/z86POb1yWN
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Joined November 2020
The Software Engineer's Guidebook is (finally!) out today!. 413 pages, 27 chapters, 10 online-only bonus chapters, and 4 years of writing. Available to order as paperback, off Amazon:. Thank you for all the patience - hopefully, it was worth the wait!
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RT @GergelyOrosz: I learned how The Software Engineer’s Guidebook (@EngGuidebook) ended up being translated to Mongolian:. This engineer (S….
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RT @GergelyOrosz: Pinch me: the Mongolian translation of The Software Engineer's Guidebook (@EngGuidebook) is ready. The book launch will b….
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RT @GergelyOrosz: Yes - @EngGuidebook as an audiobook available on all platforms, including Audible and a DRM-free purchase as well!.
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook: audiobook is now available on Audible. Search for "The Software Engineer's Guidebook"
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After a year of publishing, The Software Engineer's Guidebook has passed 33,000 copies sold (not counting translations recently out in German and Korean). Thank you to everyone who read it.
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Audible is an example of a product that is wonderful for customers, but treats publishers and authors poorly. It is also a platform that seems to have grown complacent - and approves new titles slowly, unlike its competitors. More details:
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The audiobook version of The Software Engineer's Guidebook is out today!. Get it everywhere - except for Audible. Read on on why this is the case.
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It will eventually released on other major audiobook platforms as well. However: Other platforms like Audible can take 4-6 more weeks to release. The Spotify team helpfully expedited it (thank you!).
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook Audiobook is coming. first to Spotify!.
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An important difference between software engineering and many other engineering disciplines (eg civil engineering):. physical laws are a lot less limiting for software engineering, thanks to the intangible nature of software. From The Software Engineer’s Guidebook, Chapter 15
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RT @GergelyOrosz: The German translation of @EngGuidebook is out this week: Kindle tomorrow (26 Nov) and print on Thursday (28 Nov). Holdi….
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A reason engineers are often drawn to working on platform teams. Especially if on product teams engineers feel like they don't have much input in influencing the team direction / tactics. From The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Chapter 5: (Thriving in Different Environments)
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It's official: the audiobook version of The Software Engineer's Guidebook will be out early December. If you'd like to get notified when it's out: add your email here (or just keep an eye out for an announcement from this account!).
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook is out in Korean translation! . For those in Korea: get it from the publisher, Hanbit Media (, or from online bookstores Kyobo (, YES24 ( or Aladin (
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Reliable software systems: things to monitor. From Chapter 24 of the book: (2/2)
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Reliable software systems: things to monitor . (1/2)
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RT @GergelyOrosz: I always find specific examples make it easier to illustrate a point. This was why when talking about varied career paths….
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RT @brittanyellich: I'm only through the first section of The Software Engineer's Guidebook by @GergelyOrosz and WOW I have already learned….
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RT @chrisalbon: Whenever I hear about some FAANG layoffs, I keep coming back to @GergelyOrosz's discussion of "peacetime vs. wartime" compa….
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RT @GergelyOrosz: WOW. Six months after release, @EngGuidebook has sold more than 25,000 copies. This is far beyond what I hoped for. The….
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