When I started the year I had a goal that I would write a blurb about each book I finished this year however I’ve fallen way behind in the writing piece. As a form of catch-up (read as cheating), I’m going to quickly recap the books I’ve read since The Power Of Habit. Born To Run – A… Continue reading Some More Books I Read in 2016
Category: Uncategorized
The Men Who Stare At Goats By Jon Ronson
The Men Who Stare At Goats follows the ups and downs of the use of paranormal and New Age concepts by the US military since the 1970s to Today, mostly focusing on their resurgence after 9/11. The title comes from the Ronson’s search for a man who allegedly has been able to learn how to… Continue reading The Men Who Stare At Goats By Jon Ronson
Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation By Jez Humble
Hopefully, more books I read this year will have an impact on my day to day life, but at the very least this one definitely will. Continuous Delivery by Jez Humble was suggested to me by our VP of engineering along with Release It By Michael Nygard which I read last year. Both cover the… Continue reading Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation By Jez Humble
What If? By Randall Munroe
Are you a regular reader of XKCD? Do you like hypothesizing on the fantastical? Have you considered tying yourself to 100 AK-47s and trying to fly through the air? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions then likely you would be a candidate to read What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical… Continue reading What If? By Randall Munroe
Save The Cat By Blake Snyder
I started the year with a controversial book. It might not seem controversial as it is, at its heart, a guide to being a more successful screenwriter. But Save The Cat By Blake Snyder is a screenwriting guide for those looking to sell their script, not to be necessarily critically acclaimed. Written by Blake Snyder,… Continue reading Save The Cat By Blake Snyder
ReactJS Talk
Recently, I gave a talk at the Boston Front End Developers Meetup. The talk was about Facebook’s ReactJS and Jest, what they are, what they aren’t, how they work and how to get started. The video can be found here: The slides are available here: https://github.com/securingsincity/reactjs-talk/blob/master/react-slides.pdf?raw=true And lastly sample code on how to use React and Jest… Continue reading ReactJS Talk