I always used to think that a book that will be meaningful could not be funny or, one that could be funny, would not have much meaning, till I got introduced to humor literature. And, the one that stayed with me the most was humor that was related to my own job/industry i.e. IT.
Around 10 years ago, I came across the book called 'The Phoenix Project' - A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping your Business Win. By Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford link that talks about IT operations, Dev Ops, repeatable/predictable project delivery, managing business expectations, scaling of work and a lot more. Even though it was published many years ago, I still end up referring to it; while it has lot of meaning and lessons, the humor is amazing too and makes for a compelling read. It does not talk about core software development, but the end to end processes, critical dependencies, tight coupling / hard dependencies and solutions that one can relate to surely.
For anyone with IT experience (any level or aspiring to), the events mentioned in the book could seem relatable or bring up a memory and even smiles. And who knows, you might end up even comparing yourself to some of the characters in the book :-)
I hence would like to recommend this book to anyone who works in IT, irrespective whether you are in technical or functional or managerial role. Having said that, I would love to hear any similar book recommendations from anyone.
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