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.
The Human Software 275 - HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in IT - Coming in September!
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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. The big news is, HUMAN SOFTWARE has a release date! e-pub will be available on Leanpub on September 16th, if you prefer a dead trees version, that will be available on Amazon from October 7th. In the coming weeks I'll share the pre-order link for the physical book. If you want the e-pub/PDF then you can sign up on the Leanpub page be informed the moment it's available. This week I sent out review copies and over the coming weeks I'll be promoting the launch of HUMAN SOFTWARE on social media. If you see a post from me, do me a favour and interact with it or boost it in some way so that I can reach more people. Self-publishing is self-marketing! Below a few articles I published on my blog as well as the HUMAN SOFTWARE website. It's funny to think that 3 and 2/3rds years ago I started writing a blog, then had a podcast, then did some speaking, then discarded the idea of becoming a consultant and finally decided that writing a novel was the best way to express how I feel about this crazy software engineering world. A short two years later, here we are.... Have a great Sunday! What do you think of the new cover? “Human Software: A Life in IT” Publication Dates AnnouncedPublished on August 23, 2025 Yesterday I announced the publication date of my debut novel “Human Software: A Life in IT” on LinkedIn and on the Human Software website. The e-pub will be available on Leanpub on Tuesday 16th September 2025. The physical book will be available via Amazon KDP on or around Tuesday 7th October. If you’d like a… Read More »“Human Software: A Life in IT” Publication Dates Announced
“Human Software: A Life in IT” Release Date AnnouncedPublished on August 22, 2025 Today I’ve sent out the first review copies of my debut novel, “HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in IT“. “HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in IT” will be published on LeanPub on Tuesday September 16th 2025. Following that it will be available on Amazon KDP on or around Tuesday 7th October 2025. You will be able to… Read More »“Human Software: A Life in IT” Release Date Announced The post “Human Software: A Life in IT” Release Date Announced appeared first on HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in IT. Get to know Gerbach through its WebsitePublished on July 29, 2025 Business never sleeps, why should Gerbach? To bring the book to life, I created a website for the fictional company at the heart of the book. You can browse the products and the leadership team. Look out for clues on the Gerbach website. The post Get to know Gerbach through its Website appeared first on HUMAN SOFTWARE - THE NOVEL. |
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.
Working in software you get to see some pretty stupid stuff. And I mean crazy, stupid stuff. Decisions that float down from on high from multiple disparate spheres of influence - sales teams, other business units or just vice-presidents with a Great New Idea[tm] or a pet project. The narrative goes a little like this - the important people get to make choices and us techies have to live with consequences them. Sometimes these decisions are on a whim, an industry hype, a desperate attempt to...
If you happen to be in London next week then I'll be having a little launch party on Wednesday October 15th. It's not just any pub as well, it's the pub that I used to go to when I was working in my first job in software development thirty years ago in 1995. The famous "Wheatsheaf" just off Oxford Street in London. This was the pub where many conversations got technical and many times got heated. I feel that Peter and Dominic would approve of the location. If you're in the area, please drop...
When I first started working in software, I discovered that were some battles you could win and some you couldn't. There were some decisions that no matter how logically you argued against you them, would occur anyway because that's just the way it is. Some people think this is a naive way of being; arguing against the status quo. I believe it's hopeful and humanistic to question our environment. Naivety in the form of hope lasts throughout life. I believe ultimately that people want to do...