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.
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...
I've spent the last two months (a short trip to Iceland aside) working on the next set of edits for HUMAN SOFTWARE. In all honesty, I thought I'd just be doing a little bit of light word work when it came to this round but as it transpired, I ended up changing about a third of the content. A few chapters were discarded, and numerous rewrites were made in the name of pacing and tension building. What I hope we've ended up with is a more intriguing and interesting journey for Beth and Chrissie...
Writers are terribly impatient. We are so fragile, we crave attention all the time. So, for us, writing into a vacuum and not getting anything back is the worst. We will happily take anything including "wow, it really sucked" or "how could you be so old and so feeble at writing?" At this point in the journey of Human Software, I'm so desperate for feedback, I'm even willing to pay for it! So that's what I did. In January, I hired an editor, and he's been great. He helped me with the...