Episode · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2025-06-11
Gergely Orosz & Kent Beck: books mentioned on The Pragmatic Engineer (Jun 2025)
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Kent Beck recommended Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore and The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crossing the Chasm
Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A.
Recommended“But if we wanted to reach the early majority, again, go back and highly recommend uh reading Crossing the Chasm or at least having Claude explain it to you.”
Where to get it
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The Timeless Way of Building
The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander explores architectural principles and the idea that ordinary people can successfully design and build whole, living spaces.
Recommended“The one that you have not written. We we know your books. The one one that you enjoyed. It can be fiction. It can be non-fiction. Uh the timeless way of building by Christopher Alexander.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Tidy First?
“last time we talked you just finished Tidy First. You were actually signed this book when we were in in in San Francisco.”