Book Reviews
Review: Disrupting the Game
Reggie Fils-Aimé is a retired executive, most known for his long stint as the COO of Nintendo of America (NOA). His ascension, in conjunction with his distinctly American style of marketing and leadership, was in direct contrast to Nintendo&…
Typing the Classics
So one of the things you do, when you build mechanical keyboards is test for typing performance. For ergonomic keyboards in particular, custom key layouts push for a steeper learning curve, and it takes some practice reps to get used…
Review: The Fund
I read Ray Dalio's Principles back in 2018. Without much knowledge beforehand of Bridgewater Associates or its emblematic founder, I found the book to be a reasonable autobiography paired with some scattershot advice. It didn't live…
Review: Keep Calm and Code On
Keep Calm and Code On is a book that discusses what it takes to develop software professionally, not so much the technical aspects but lessons learned through experience. The subtitle is "A tactical guide for navigating the pitfalls of…
Review: Quantum Supremacy
I went through a theoretical physics phase in high school. Our school only offered the standard high school courses, but I started collecting, and became enamored, with books written by famous contemporary physicists: Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Brian…
Review: Extremely Hardcore
Twitter—as a company, as a business, as a social network—has always taken on outsized importance relative to its stature. Perhaps it's because it's the social network of journalists, but it has more books written…
