Book Cube: 2022, page 8
Book Cube publications from 2022, page 8: bilingual notes, sources, and original Telegram posts.
- · #SciFi
Today fb reminded me about the book Solaris by Stanislav Lem, which I first read. 3 Years ago, I really liked it.
Today fb reminded me about the book Solaris by Stanislav Lem, which I first read. 3 Years ago, I really liked it. At first, I even wondered how such a book passed me by as a child, when I read a couple of science fiction books a week in high school. And then I realized that in those days, the book might have seemed a little long or even boring.) But now I read it literally in one sitting. The concept of a living single-celled ocean and the peculiar contact of people with its offspring are very interesting. The book already.
- · #CodeOfArchitecture
This evening, 18.00 In Moscow, we will have another broadcast of our book club of architecture lovers.
This evening, 18.00 In Moscow, we will have another broadcast of our book club of architecture lovers. We will continue to discuss Vlad Hononov’s book Learning Domain Driven Design, which I have already told about. The focus of our discussion will be architectural patterns: layered architecture, port&adapters, CQRS. We will also consider the communication patterns that should be used to organize the interaction of system components. Come to the broadcast and ask questions, we will gladly answer them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWlpHgUhJEI
- · #PopularScience
The Grand Design (The ultimate design.) (Category PopularScience)
The Grand Design (The ultimate design.) (Rubric PopularScience ) Today I decided to recall the book "The Highest Design" by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinov. I liked the book. In it, the authors discuss the issues of laws that control nature: 1) What is the origin of these laws? 2) Are there any exceptions to these laws, or miracles? 3) Is there only one set of possible laws?
- · #Economy
More than a year ago, I read Michael Goodwin's book Economics, with illustrations by Dan Burr. I highly recommend this book because
More than a year ago, I read Michael Goodwin's book Economics, with illustrations by Dan Burr. I highly recommend this book, because it is very simple, literally on your fingers, talk about the structure of the economy. The book discusses the period from ancient times to the present, namely 2012 The year the first edition of this book was published. I'll give you the name of everyone. 8 The chapters of the book - I think they motivate me to read: 1. The invisible hand of the market (distant 1820 year) 2. Full ahead! (1820-1865) 3.
- · #Modeling
Today we have the excellent book The Model Thinker and the Model Thinking course on Coursera.
Today we have the excellent book The Model Thinker and the Model Thinking course on Coursera. The book is about 3 model Simplified models of the world – the approach of maximum embodiment, striving for maximum reliability Mathematical analogies – abstraction from reality without a goal in certainty (spherical) Research constructs are a method of alternative reality, deliberately does not represent or reflect reality. (play) The model must be solvable, i.e. simple enough to apply logic.
- · #PopularScience
Today I decided to remember the book “How to write non-fiction”. Tell the Millions About Complex Themes by Anne Jenzer.
Today I decided to remember the book “How to write non-fiction”. Tell the Millions About Complex Themes by Anne Jenzer. The sensations of reading were once pleasant - the author writes books in general and books about writing books in particular:) The book itself consists of three parts: 1. Understand the reader 2. How to explain abstract concepts 3. How to write boringly
- · #Processes
Today I decided to recall the excellent and most importantly simple book of the book “Visualize work”. (“Making Work Visible”).
Today I decided to recall the excellent and most importantly simple book of the book “Visualize work”. (“Making Work Visible”). It’s about improving workflows and can serve as an introduction to Kanban’s approaches that show their usefulness on the fingers. This simplicity and clarity has come to me to such an extent that I once wrote a short sammari from this book. The book consists of three parts dedicated to 1) time-stealer 2) detection 3) Metrics that will allow you to assess how effective your fight against them is.
- · #SRE
Postmortems culture or how we learn on fakapas
Postmortems Culture or How We Learn w o i h fakapa Continuing yesterday's SRE theme I decided to write a transcript of my ancient talk about postmortem culture:) The report itself was 2.5 A few years ago, I described how we worked with incidents at Tinkoff over the years. In order to make the report less boring, I shared a few stories about incidents that occurred in my friend’s teams. As a result, an article that can be read on the link
- · #SRE
Today I decided to think about Google's book "Engineering Reliable Mobile Applications" or as I call it for myself Mobile SRE Book, where SRE is site reliability engineering:)
Today I decided to think about Google's book "Engineering Reliable Mobile Applications" or as I call it for myself Mobile SRE Book, where SRE is site reliability engineering:) Thanks to Google for popularizing SRE practices and a whole bunch of books on building reliable services.
- · #BookCube
Cover and example of broken pages from the book
Cover and example of broken pages from the book
- · #PopularScience
Today I decided to recall the book "Statistics and Seals" by Vladimir Savelyev, which is excellent in concept and content - the book describes complex things in very simple language:)
Today I decided to recall the book "Statistics and Seals" by Vladimir Savelyev, which is excellent in concept and content - the book describes complex things in very simple language:) It seems that it is in this style that you need to make an introduction to statistics - I know that, because I studied theorver myself, at university discrete mathematics, theorver, matstats, mass-service theory, random processes and that's all. At university, these precepts did not go well, because I did not understand the applicability of the whole theory. Only years.
- · #Kubernetes
Yesterday I got a fight about having successfully passed the CKA exam. (Certified K8s Administrator Exam) And immediately after that, I decided to write a review of Sander van's excellent preparation for this exam.
Yesterday I got a fight about having successfully passed the CKA exam. (Certified K8s Administrator Exam) And immediately after that, I decided to write a review of Sander van Vugt's excellent course for this exam. The course is available on the O'Reilly platform. 11 hours of video and, if desired, you can have time to watch 1 day. A brief overview of the course in the article - https://bit.ly/CKAPrepCourse Now, briefly, why did I bother with studying the details of the K8s and taking the exam to decide?
- · #PopularScience
I will continue yesterday’s topic, devoted to the discussion of how to properly learn with the book “The spiral of learning” by Mitchell Reznick about approaches to the development of creativity.
I will continue yesterday’s topic, devoted to the discussion of how to properly learn with the book “The spiral of learning” by Mitchell Reznick about approaches to the development of creativity. Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play. The author leads a group of researchers at MIT who gave the world the Scratch language and participated in the creation of Lego Mindstorms.
- · #SelfDevelopment
Think like a mathematician. How to solve any problem faster and more efficiently (A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science) (Category: SelfDevelopment)
Think like a mathematician. How to solve any problem faster and more efficiently (A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science) (Rubric SelfDevelopment ) Today I decided to read the book Think Like a Mathematician. How to solve any problem faster and more efficiently by Barbara Oakley The book is written in simple language and is devoted to the topical topic of education in general and the study of technical sciences in particular.
- · #Management
The Ideal Executive: Why You Cannot Be One and What To Do About It (The Perfect Leader) (Category Management)
The Ideal Executive: Why You Cannot Be One and What To Do About It (The Perfect Leader) (Rubric Management ) Today I decided to recall the book by Yitzhak Adizes “The Ideal Leader”.
- · #Negotiation
Today I decided to remember the "Big Book of Negotiations". (Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People)
Today I decided to remember the "Big Book of Negotiations". (Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People) We all participate in negotiations more often than we think. But we do not always do it efficiently and efficiently. Richard Shell’s book provides a rational approach to this issue.
- · #Software
Last night I spoke at Tinkoff Meetup in Ryazan with an updated version of my report “Section Design as a Test of System Design Skills in Interviews”.
Last night I spoke at Tinkoff Meetup in Ryazan with an updated version of my report “Section Design as a Test of System Design Skills in Interviews”. This time I focused on how to prepare for the interview. To do this, I explained in more detail how it is evaluated and gave the materials that we use to onboard new interviewers. As a result of the speech, I decided to write a short article in the continuation of the previous one.
- · #SciFi
I read Ray Bradbury’s autobiographical novel “Dandelion Wine.”
I read Ray Bradbury’s autobiographical novel “Dandelion Wine.” Although considering the name, it is more likely to add:) And the aftertaste remained light and warming - the very thing for the cold April days. Ray Bradbury writes that you feel the hot July sun of Illinois, feel the touch of a light summer breeze, empathize with the main characters, boys. 10 and 12 years. The whole story is carried by a kaleidoscope of stories, sad and cheerful, frivolous and filled with thoughts, absolutely real and almost fantasy.
- · #SciFi
Today I decided to recall the excellent science fiction book "Servants of Justice" authored by Anne Leckie.
Today I decided to recall the excellent science fiction book "Servants of Justice" authored by Anne Leckie. This book is the debut novel of the author, who immediately received the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. Here’s why I think the book is great: SciFi
- · #Software
Today I decided to recall the book by Charles Petzold “Read Turing” from the series “Classics of programming”.
Today I decided to recall the book by Charles Petzold “Read Turing” from the series “Classics of programming”. The book is very interesting and at the same time very difficult to understand:) In fact, Thuring during his life published about 30 These were all articles and no books. Two articles became classic: "On computable numbers" - here the Turing machine was introduced to solve one of Hilbert's problems regarding the general process of provability of arbitrary statements in mathematical logic.
- · #Software
A couple of years ago I read Vladik Kononov’s report titled “What is DDD”, and a year ago I wrote a brief sammari on it.
A couple of years ago I read Vladik Kononov’s report titled “What is DDD”, and a year ago I wrote a brief sammari on it. Vladik’s full-length book “Learning Domain-Driven Design” was recently published, which is based on this report. In this short article, I want to compare the contents of these books and explain why it is worth taking the time to read Learning DDD, even if you have already learned the answer to the question “What is DDD” from Vladik’s report of the same name.
- · #Photography
Today I decided to recall Arnheim’s book Art and Visual Perception, which I read long ago when I became interested in photography:)
Today I decided to recall Arnheim’s book Art and Visual Perception, which I read long ago when I became interested in photography:) This book 1954 It is still actively recommended for reading, as it is a classic work on the study of the psychology of art. It was recommended to me as an aspiring photographer along with Lapin’s simpler book “Photography as....” Arnheim’s book came to me very well and allowed me to learn to see what is happening around me in a different way:) If you are interested, you can see examples of my photos at 500px.
- · #PopularScience
Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Love and mathematics)
Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Love and mathematics) Sometimes I want to read something non-technical:) At times like this, I often choose books by title, abstract, cover or recommendations.
- · #Architecture
Kubernetes Patterns (Category Architecture)
Kubernetes Patterns (Rubric Architecture ) Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about Kubernetes for re-certification. There are manuals from the official website, as well as interesting books from the O’Reilly platform and even a playbook from katacoda.com. But today I decided to recall the book "Kubernetes Patterns", which is not as useful in certification as in understanding the abstractions that K8s gives developers in building their services.
- · #Software
Yesterday, I finished an article in which I talk about how I had the usual performance review process built in my development teams:)
Yesterday, I finished an article in which I talk about how I had the usual performance review process built in my development teams:) I brought him to my teams of order. 5 Years ago, but I didn't have Medium or tg yet, so there was nowhere to share it. Interestingly, this process has not yet been adopted by us throughout the company. And I needed it to improve the effectiveness of my teams, and to motivate and explain to my developers how they can grow in our company.
- · #PopularScience
The book "The Birth of Complexity." Alexander Markov’s Evolutionary Biology Today exceeded my expectations.
The book "The Birth of Complexity." Alexander Markov’s Evolutionary Biology Today exceeded my expectations. I was thinking of reading something like the popular science literature from the NewScience series, and I got a very deep and interesting book in which a really interesting plot was accompanied where you need to dive into the details of chemistry, biology or paleontology. The book contains an inspiring foreword.
- · #Software
Computer Science Distilled: Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems (Theoretical Minimum in Computer Science) (Category Software)
Computer Science Distilled: Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems (Theoretical Minimum in Computer Science) (Rubric Software ) I used to. told about the book "How to explain computer science to a child", which was perfectly translated by the publishing house MIF and famously got not only to the target audience (children)It was also suitable for the older generation who were interested in IT. Today I decided to recall a good book for beginners "Computer Science Distilled".
- · #PopularScience
Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos (Programming the universe. Quantum Computer and the Future of Science)
Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos (Programming the universe. Quantum Computer and the Future of Science) Today I decided to recall Seth Lloyd’s book Programming the Universe. Quantum Computer and the Future of Science. This book combines my interests in the development and reading of popular science literature:) In addition, this particular book reminds me of learning theorphysis at MIPT. 15 years ago:) Now let's get to the book itself.
- · #Software
I recently read a book from Apigee. (Google Cloud) Web API Design: The Missing Link.
I recently read a book from Apigee. (Google Cloud) Web API Design: The Missing Link. The book is great: short, clear, and with a clear set of action items on how to make your API great again:) I found it interesting to compile my notes into a short article presented in the article. https://apolomodov.medium.com/review-web-api-design-9ce14661dbcf Software Architecture API ExternalReview DistributedSystems
- · #Physics
The nature of physical laws (The Character of Physical Law) (Category Physics)
The nature of physical laws (The Character of Physical Law) (Rubric Physics ) In continuation of the physical theme, I cannot but recommend Richard Feynman’s book The Character of Physical Laws, based on his famous Feynman lectures on physics. 1964 years. The book is very simple and understandable, but it talks about complex things - it's Feynman's special gift to explain everything literally on your fingers.
- · #PopularScience
Since childhood, I love to read scientific pop, for example, Perelman's "Entertaining Physics" was one of my board books. And today I decided to recall Michio Kaku's book "Physics of the Impossible."
Since childhood, I love to read scientific pop, for example, Perelman's "Entertaining Physics" was one of my board books. And today I decided to recall Michio Kaku's book "Physics of the Impossible." The author of the book is one of the creators of string theory, which claims to be the “Theory of Everything”. When I first read it, it seemed as if the book awakened the curious little child in me.) In childhood, so often in fairy tales slip fantastic moments like invisibility, teleportation, telepathy, telekinesis, starships, time travel.
- · #Software
The next option for reading in the framework of the reading arch club was the book "Database Internals" by Petrov A.
The next option for reading in the framework of the reading arch club was the book "Database Internals" by Petrov A. In general, I like to read hardcore books about the design of systems, so the book “Database Internals” I have long read and in Russian translation, in which the author participated. Well, since the book is wonderful, I could not help but make my short sammmari, and in 2 parts, since the book consists of two parts: The first part is about Storage Engines.
- · #Software
Another option for a joint reading within the framework of our club of architecture lovers was the book “Fundamentals of Software Architecture” by Neal Ford, Mark Richards.
Another option for a joint reading within the framework of our club of architecture lovers was the book “Fundamentals of Software Architecture” by Neal Ford, Mark Richards. This book came out in January. 2020 The authors tried to reveal a complex theme of the basics of software architecture... and they did quite well. They were almost able to avoid both captaincy and the general boring of software architecture books.
- · #Architecture
Finished with his son yesterday to read the book Susie Hodge "Major in the history of architecture" publishing house MIF.
Finished with his son yesterday to read the book Susie Hodge "Major in the history of architecture" publishing house MIF. We read this book before bed as fairy tales and got acquainted with the main styles, famous buildings, standard architectural elements and common materials. The book is definitely cool, even I learned a lot, and I also liked the structure of the book, which has end-to-end tags that allow you to travel between styles, buildings, elements and materials - so information is much better perceived.
- · #BookCube
The cover of the book Technology Strategy Patterns and the actual pattern map, which are discussed in the book
The cover of the book Technology Strategy Patterns and the actual pattern map, which are discussed in the book
- · #Strategy
Technology Strategy Patterns. Architecture as Strategy (Category Strategy)
Technology Strategy Patterns. Architecture as Strategy (Rubric Strategy ) This week we were selecting a new book to read by our book architecture club at Tinkoff. We had just finished discussing Martin Kleppman’s book Designing Data Intensive Application and wanted to pick something equally interesting. We’ve looked at the different books I’ll talk about in this and next posts.
- · #Software
In early April, I will have a Kubernetes exam to take the certificate, because the old certificate expired and it's time to take the exam again:)
In early April, I will have a Kubernetes exam to take the certificate, because the old certificate expired and it's time to take the exam again:) For me, preparing for the exam is an opportunity to dive back into the world of distributed systems and modern infrastructure. Moreover, it is important that the immersion is not only theoretical, but also practical - after all, to pass the exam, you must be able to solve real problems for speed. So I ended up writing a short article on preparation.
- · #Software
S 14 along 27 In March, there is a spring sale in the publishing house Peter, when all paper books are discounted. 50% by coupon - Book
S 14 along 27 In March, there is a spring sale in the publishing house Peter, when all paper books are discounted. 50% by coupon - Book And although I don't like the translations of this publisher, some books they do well, for example, the book "Theoretical minimum on Big Data" from the guys with complex names Annalin Eun and Kenneth Su. The book is a fire for those who want to learn about basic methods of processing big data, but do not want to remember mathematics outside of high school:) The authors first consider some basis:
- · #Software
I recently talked about a book called Digital @ Scale by consultants at McKinsey, and today I decided to recall a book called Digital Transformation Game Plan by the guys at ThoughtWorks.
I recently talked about a book called Digital @ Scale by consultants at McKinsey, and today I decided to recall a book called Digital Transformation Game Plan by the guys at ThoughtWorks. It is interesting to compare the accents that top consultants put in strategic consulting. (McKinsey) and top consultants in the digital world, or rather in the development of software (ThoughtWorks). I think the thoughtworks approach is closer:) https://bit.ly/DTransformGP
- · #Podcast
Not only do I write a brief sammmari about the books I have read, but I also occasionally participate in podcast recordings.
Not only do I write a brief sammmari about the books I have read, but I also occasionally participate in podcast recordings. The last of these was on the podcast “Who You Became” about architects and architecture:) There we had an interesting conversation with my colleagues Vova Ivanov and Sasha Guzenko on three topics: What types of architects are there and what qualities they should have (Hungry, humble, smart, etc.); You can listen here. https://podcast.ru/e/2ORgoCAWzXf
- · #Management
The Playbook You Need to Transform Your Company (Digital@Scale. Desktop book on business digitalization)
The Playbook You Need to Transform Your Company (Digital@Scale. Desktop book on business digitalization) I recently read a book called Digital@Scale. Business Digitalization Handbook by three senior McKinsey partners 29 It is not difficult to guess from McKinsey. Despite the use of the term digitalization of business, the book turned out to be quite good both in structure and content. The authors begin the book with a story about the rapid changes that technology is bringing to our world.
- · #Management
I was talking to a colleague today about consultants, and I remembered a book called Sorry, I Broke Your Company.
I was talking to a colleague today about consultants, and I remembered a book called Sorry, I Broke Your Company. “Why Business Consultants Are the Problem, Not the Solution” by Karen Phelan, who was a consultant for many years and then wrote this book and continued to be one at her consulting firm. The book is good, because the author is familiar with the methods and sanely reveals their strengths and weaknesses. You can evaluate the book by looking at the table of contents Strategic planning cannot predict the future.
- · #Software
Here I have prepared a short sammmari book BigData for those who do not know what to read on the weekend to break out of the news cycle and pump themselves professionally:)
Here I have prepared a short sammmari book BigData for those who do not know what to read on the weekend to break out of the news cycle and pump themselves professionally:) Big Data: Principles and Best Practices of Scalable Realtime Data Systems by Nathan Marz and James Warren 7 years, but still conceptually relevant.
- · #Software
Andrew Psaltis’s “Flowing Data Processing” is an interesting book that I recently re-read and realized that it’s no less conceptually relevant than it is today. 5 The years that have passed with her...
Andrew Psaltis’s “Flowing Data Processing” is an interesting book that I recently re-read and realized that it’s no less conceptually relevant than it is today. 5 The years that have passed since its release, but the mention of instruments of course shows how old it is:) I was re-reading this book in preparation for the next meeting of our book club, at which we planned to discuss it. 11 “Stream Processing” by Martin Kleppman, Designing Data Intensive Application.
- · #ToRead
Just today I received my order with four books about distributed systems, which waited more than 2 weeks:)
Just today I received my order with four books about distributed systems, which waited more than 2 weeks:) I hope DMK Press has a better translation than Peter. If this is the case, I will gladden you and my colleagues with a brief sammari of these books, which are very close to my working interests:) However, usually such books to read a lot of trouble - you need to read long, thoughtful and focused:) ToRead
- · #ForKids
Once I bought a book “How to explain computer science to a child” from the publishing house MIF with a plan to give it to my eldest son and only then read the subtitle “Illustrated guide for parents on computer science”.
Once I bought a book “How to explain computer science to a child” from the publishing house MIF with a plan to give it to my eldest son and only then read the subtitle “Illustrated guide for parents on modern technologies”. So I had to read the book and it turned out to be fiery.) 1) To begin with, it was co-authored by one doctor of science in computer science and one professional developer, advised by three doctors of science. 2) It is written in very simple language and contains many illustrations.
- · #SuccessStories
Branson's Rules is a book edited by Daniel McLimore, who has compiled a variety of quotes from the Virgin brand's creator for almost all of his life. 40 He published them as a separate book.
Branson's Rules is a book edited by Daniel McLimore, who has compiled a variety of quotes from the Virgin brand's creator for almost all of his life. 40 He published them as a separate book. The sayings are grouped into categories: SuccessStories Management Principles
- · #ForKids
My Brother Walt Disney is an interesting comic book written by Alessmo de Santa that reveals the controversial nature of the famous cartoonist.
My Brother Walt Disney is an interesting comic book written by Alessmo de Santa that reveals the controversial nature of the famous cartoonist. We’ll talk about the book later, but for now I’ll tell you the story of how this book came to me. We were a family this Sunday at the Simple Music concert, which performed music from Disney cartoons. And Disney cartoons are not only beautiful, but also have magical and attractive music, especially old cartoons that immediately revive memories on weekends on TV.
- · #PopularScience
The book “At its Peak” by Brad Stahlberg and Steve Magness is devoted to how to maintain maximum efficiency without burnout.
The book “At its Peak” by Brad Stahlberg and Steve Magness is devoted to how to maintain maximum efficiency without burnout. It consists of three parts, nine chapters, a preface, an introduction and a conclusion. In the foreword, the authors share their stories when they were at their peak: one as a budding runner who won the national race in his age category as a youth, and the second as a promising young consultant who was invited to work on a state bill.
- · #Software
So far, only serious books and not about IT have been published:)
So far, only serious books and not about IT have been published:) Today, I decided to recall the book by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister “Adrenaline Bluffers and Zombified Templates”. Behavior patterns of project teams” ("Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies"). This classic book is devoted to the behavior patterns of project teams, some of which are related to successful teams, and some are a harbinger of the coming disaster:) I read this book several times, and at the very beginning of my career, it did not really hook me.