The celebrated collection of essays compiling over 5,000 years of history by two of the greatest thinkings of our time — By Will & Ariel Durant The book presents an overview of the themes from 5,000 years of human history, examined from the 12 perspectives of: geography, biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, war, growth and decay, and progress. …

Systems of Engineering Management — By Will Larson A brief overview Will Larson has led tech teams at many hyper growth companies such as Stripe, Uber & now the app Calm. The book is a practical manual on how to grow and manage teams, balancing an human approach with strategic principles. Will continues to make the point that…

Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters — By Ryan Singer “Beware the simple question: ‘is this possible?’ In software everything is possible but nothing is free.” What is this book? Ryan Singer is a software developer and product designer who has worked at companies including Basecamp. The book is a guide on how Basecamp approaches product development. Six-Week Cycles Basecamp runs on cycles…

By Thich Nhat Hanh Who is Thich Nhat Hanh? Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese monk and peace activity who was a major influence on western practises of Buddhism. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967 for his engagement a peaceful ending to the Vietnam war. What is the miracle of mindfulness? The…

The Complete Investor People calculate too much and think too little. Who is Charlie Munger? Charlie Munger is most well known for being the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway controlled by Warren Buffet. Munger’s work, alongside, Buffet has seen Berkshire Hathaway’s provide a return to its investors on an unimaginable scale with a $1,000…

By Seth Godin Wait! Are you saying that I have to stop following instructions and start being an artist? Someone who dreams up new ideas and makes them real? Someone who finds new ways to interact, new pathways to deliver emotion, new ways to connect? Someone who acts like a…

My exam notes covering all aspects of amazon’s entry level qualification The majority of my learning was done through following the Linux Academy course and so my notes will follow the same format (it is a great course that I would highly recommend!) So what is the Cloud Practitioner Exam? The CPE is Amazon’s introduction to the…

By Dawn E. Holmes What is Big Data? Holmes describes how we the size of the data in itself is cannot be a standalone metric for whether something is under the banner of ‘Big Data’. Instead, we can use the three V’s — Volume, Variety and Velocity: Volume — “Refers to the amount of…

By Margaret A. Boden The Missionaries and Cannibals Problem The M&C problem is a classic puzzle in Artificial Intelligence. The puzzles goes that: On one bank of a river are three missionaries and three cannibals. There is one boat available that can hold up to two people and that they would like to use to…