Episode · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2026-08-19
Gergely Orosz & Addy Osmani: books mentioned on The Pragmatic Engineer (Aug 2026)
From Chrome DevTools to AI Engineering, with Addy Osmani
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Addy Osmani discussed Software Engineering at Google by Titus Winters and others. Gergely Orosz recommended Software Engineering - The Soft Parts by Addy Osmani.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Software Engineering at Google
Software Engineering at Google by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, and Hyrum Wright documents the engineering practices, cultural values, and scaling strategies that sustain Google's massive codebases.
Discussed“So, for example, the Software Engineering at Google book, one of my favorite books. I was very happy to see different flavors of that over the years internally at the company”
Where to get it
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Software Engineering - The Soft Parts
Software Engineering - The Soft Parts by Addy Osmani is a concise guide focused on the non-technical and organizational skills vital for engineering success.
Recommended“You've written the short book Software Engineering the Soft Parts, a free book, about 50 pages, a really good read.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I write about this a little bit in um my book Leading Effective Engineering Teams, but you want to get to a point where you know, your your machine, your org is self-sufficient enough”
“You've written Leading Effective Teams 2 years ago and last year Vibe Coding.”
“You've written Leading Effective Teams 2 years ago and last year Vibe Coding.”