23 must-read technology books like Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner

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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

By: Sarah Drasner

4.20

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A lot of Engineering Managers and leaders studied for years and years to become the best Engineer t…

If you liked the technology plot in Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

By: Kent Beck , Erich Gamma , Martin Fowler , Don Roberts

4.06

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become com… read more

Similar categories in Kent Beck's Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
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2. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

By: Michael Lopp

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Managing Humansis a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands in Repose. Dra… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership

3. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

By: Donella H. Meadows , None

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more

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4. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more

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5. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

By: Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-… read more

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6. Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software

By: None

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Whether it's in Java, .NET, or Ruby on Rails, getting your application ready to ship is only half t… read more

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7. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

By: Camille Fournier

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Managing people is difficult wherever you work, but the tech industry as a whole is pretty bad at i… read more

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8. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Cal Newport's Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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9. Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

By: Nicole Forsgren

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Does technology actually matter? And how can we apply technology to drive business value? For years… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Forsgren's Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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10. The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well

By: Michael Lopp

4.18

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

Many people think leadership is a higher calling that resides exclusively with a select few who pra… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lopp's The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew    Skelton

11. Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

By: Matthew Skelton

4.21

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and susta… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Skelton's Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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12. The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

By: Tanya Reilly

4.40

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But tr… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Reilly's The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
"What will Future You wish that Present You had done?"

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

"Yes, you can be an introvert. No, you can't be a jerk."

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

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13. A Philosophy of Software Design

By: John Ousterhout

4.21

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

This book addresses the topic of software how to decompose complex software systems into modules (… read more

Similar categories in John Ousterhout's A Philosophy of Software Design book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach by Mark   Richards

14. Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach

By: Mark Richards

4.26

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

Although salary surveys worldwide regularly identify software architect as one of the top ten best … read more

Similar categories in Mark Richards's Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy by Vladik Khononov

15. Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy

By: Vladik Khononov

4.47

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Building software is harder than ever. As a developer, you not only have to chase ever-changing tec… read more

Similar categories in Vladik Khononov's Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • business
  • technology
Cover of Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters by Ryan Singer

16. Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters

By: Ryan Singer

4.27

Format: 133 pages, ebook

This is an online web book about how Basecamp does their work. "This book is a guide to how we … read more

Similar categories in Ryan Singer's Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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17. Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

By: Noah Kagan

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The founder and CEO of AppSumo.com, Noah Kagan, knows how to launch a seven-figure business in a si… read more

Similar categories in Noah Kagan's Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson

18. An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

By: Will Larson

4.10

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part o… read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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19. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

By: Julie Zhuo

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the ch… read more

Similar categories in Julie Zhuo's The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
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20. Hell Yeah or No

By: Derek Sivers

4.26

Format: 122 pages, ebook

A collection of thoughts around re-defining yourself, changing focus, and saying yes to less read more

Similar categories in Derek Sivers's Hell Yeah or No book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"People often ask me what they can do to be more successful. I say disconnect. Even if just for a few hours. Unplug. Turn off your phone and Wi-Fi. Focus. Write. Practice. Create. That’s what’s rare a…"

-Derek Sivers, Hell Yeah or No

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21. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building

By: Claire Hughes Johnson

4.29

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more

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  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
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22. Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

By: Titus Winters

4.20

Format: 599 pages, Paperback

The approach to and understanding of software engineering at Google is unlike any other company. Wi… read more

Similar categories in Titus Winters's Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • technology
"Sometimes, the best thing you can do is just say, “I don’t know."

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Google and Stack Overflow are great sources of opinions and information, but they’re no substitute for actual human experience."

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Programming is the immediate act of producing code. Software engineering is the set of policies, practices, and tools that are necessary to make that code useful for as long as it needs to be used an…"

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Making good engineering decisions is all about weighing all of the available inputs and making informed decisions about the trade-offs. Sometimes, those decisions are based on instinct or accepted be…"

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

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23. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

By: Will Larson

4.07

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software … read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups by Gergely  Orosz

24. The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups

By: Gergely Orosz

4.12

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Gergely Orosz's The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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25. Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design

By: Kent Beck

3.95

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into ma… read more

Similar categories in Kent Beck's Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones) by Marianne Bellotti

26. Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones)

By: Marianne Bellotti

4.16

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Kill It with Fire chronicles the challenges of dealing with aging computer systems, along with soun… read more

Similar categories in Marianne Bellotti's Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones) book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • technology
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27. Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

By: Sarah Drasner

4.20

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A lot of Engineering Managers and leaders studied for years and years to become the best Engineer t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of The Engineering Executive's Primer: Impactful Technical Leadership by Will Larson

28. The Engineering Executive's Primer: Impactful Technical Leadership

By: Will Larson

4.32

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

As an engineering manager, you almost always have someone in your company to turn to for a peer on… read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's The Engineering Executive's Primer: Impactful Technical Leadership book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • business
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • technology
Cover of Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager by James Stanier

29. Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

By: James Stanier

4.38

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Software startups make global headlines every day. As technology companies succeed and grow, so do … read more

Similar categories in James Stanier's Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • programming
  • engineering
  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of The Missing README: A Guide for the New Software Engineer by Chris Riccomini

30. The Missing README: A Guide for the New Software Engineer

By: Chris Riccomini

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Key concepts and best practices for new software engineers — stuff critical to your workplace succe… read more

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  • business
  • computer science
  • technical
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • technology
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31. Resilient Management

By: Lara Hogan

4.38

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

Finding your bearings as a manager can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to fake it to make it, … read more

Similar categories in Lara Hogan's Resilient Management book and Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

  • engineering
  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership

26 Top nonfiction books like Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner

Transform Your Habits

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

Kent Beck , Erich Gamma , Martin Fowler , Don Roberts

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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17 best-selling nonfiction books like Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton

Transform Your Habits

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Eric Evans

4.15

The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

Gene Kim , Jez Humble , Patrick Debois , John Willis

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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