Software systems rule our world. My regular newsletter explores the human factors that make software engineering so unique, so difficult, so important and all consuming.
Human Software 277 - Amazon E-Book Preorders are NOW LIVE
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Special announcement! Human Software: A Life in I.T. the novel is now available on Amazon for pre-order. If you would like to pre-order and have it available immediately on your Kindle on release next Thursday 25th September then you can pre-order here. The paperback version will be published around the same time, September 26th-27th. Unfortunately Amazon does not allow pre-orders for physical books plus availability online is within a 72 hour period from publication - so watch this space for updates! I'll also be announcing the availability on Leanpub and through other channels in due course. Coming soon I'll also be announcing details of a competition to receive a physical copy of the book along with some of these brilliant bookmarks. Thank you and have a great Wednesday! Your very excitable friend, |
The Human Software
Software systems rule our world. My regular newsletter explores the human factors that make software engineering so unique, so difficult, so important and all consuming.
We're in to the last days of summer here in Amsterdam. This morning, out on the Amstel, there were plenty of joggers, cyclists and rowers taking full advantage of it. And just like them, next week I'll be busy starting the promotion for "Human Software: A Life in I.T." I've had to make a slight change to the publication date due to some extra changes needed on the layout, but I hope you'll agree it'll be worth the wait. I was fortunate enough to receive lovely reviews this week and I'm...
I hope you've had a good summer and are re-energised and looking forward to lowering yourself back into the tepid pool of work for the remainder of the year. Here's a view from a charming street market in Aix-en-Provence. Shortly afterwards, I made it to the Paul Cezanne exhibit at the Museé Granet where I was inspired to think about new ideas for the cover of HUMAN SOFTWARE. Sweltering on a sunny day in Provence The big news is, HUMAN SOFTWARE has a release date! e-pub will be available on...
Just like "Parts Unlimited" in "The Phoenix Project" - a good tech story needs an interesting company to base its story upon. So over the last week I put together a little corporate website for Gerbach Inc. On it you can meet some of the leadership team and find out a little more about what Gerbach does and where it does business. The Gerbach Logo Gerbach's head office is based in Sandport in the UK. Sandport is a fictional town based on Sandwich in Kent - my hometown. Since the 1950s there...