Episode · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2025-05-07

Gergely Orosz & Varun Mohan: books mentioned on The Pragmatic Engineer

Building Windsurf with Varun Mohan

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Varun Mohan recommended The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner, and discussed Showstopper! by G. Pascal Zachary.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. Showstopper!

   Showstopper!

   G. Pascal Zachary · at 13:32

   Discussed

   “one of the books that I read a while ago was this book called showstopper right and it's this book about how how Microsoft built Windows NG”

   Varun Mohan Building Windsurf with Varun Mohan 2025-05-07 Listen at 13:32

   Where to get it

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   The Idea Factory

   Jon Gertner · at 1:26:33

   The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner is a historical non-fiction book that chronicles the remarkable era of innovation at Bell Labs during the twentieth century.

   Recommended

   “You know, there was a book that I read a long time ago that I really enjoyed. Uh it's called The Idea Factory. It's basically about how Bell Labs uh kind of like innovated so much while being a very commercial entity”

   Varun Mohan Building Windsurf with Varun Mohan 2025-05-07 Listen at 1:26:33

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible