Book · 2026 · Computers
Observability Engineering
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And I can very much recommend her book Observability Engineering, second edition.
Why people recommend it
Observability Engineering by Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones, and George Miranda is a comprehensive technical guide on monitoring and managing complex software systems. Gergely Orosz discussed the book on The Pragmatic Engineer in an episode titled Stop being skeptical about AI for development with Charity Majors, bringing up the publication of its substantially expanded second edition. Orosz noted that while the first edition was around 250 pages, the new volume spans 600 pages, prompting him to express immediate interest in acquiring a copy. During the conversation, Charity Majors described the intricate six-part structure of the book, explaining how she and her co-authors tackled topics ranging from deterministic versus non-deterministic systems to leadership-focused material. Orosz ultimately used the episode outro to strongly recommend the second edition to listeners seeking guidance on modern observability practices.
Every mention
Gergely Orosz And I can very much recommend her book Observability Engineering, second edition. 3
“And when it comes to observability, I cannot not mention your book Observability Engineering and you have a second edition.”
“The first one was 250 pages. This one is 600 pages. Okay. So I'm interested. I'm going to get this book. And the part six is my baby and it was originally supposed to be three chapters”
“And I can very much recommend her book Observability Engineering, second edition.”
Charity Majors It's got six parts. So, the first part is and I wrote parts one and six. First part is just kind of like gr… 1
“It's got six parts. So, the first part is and I wrote parts one and six. First part is just kind of like grappling with what does it mean to run deterministic and non-deterministic systems, you know?”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“charity Majors is an observably expert and the author of the book observably engineering she worked at a software engineer at parse then at Facebook”
“so going back to observability as as a concept it it is an industry and you you written a large book about it”