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Every book Addy Osmani recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Addy Osmani has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of August 19, 2026.
- Addy Osmani has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 19, 2026.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of August 19, 2026.
- The 3 books Addy Osmani has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 19, 2026: AI Engineering, The Software Engineer's Guidebook and Software Engineering at Google.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Addy Osmani aired on August 19, 2026.
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Addy Osmani appeared on The Pragmatic Engineer podcast to discuss software engineering career paths, development tools, and artificial intelligence. He recommended The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz, praising its compelling coverage of career development and engineering best practices. For listeners looking to understand foundational concepts in artificial intelligence, Osmani recommended AI Engineering by Chip Huyen as a valuable read. Additionally, during a discussion about engineering practices, he highlighted Software Engineering at Google by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, and Hyrum Wright as one of his favorite books, noting how pleased he was to see various internal iterations of those principles applied over the years at Google.
Books recommended by Addy Osmani
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AI Engineering
AI Engineering by Chip Huyen provides a comprehensive examination of building and navigating systems within the fast-paced field of artificial intelligence.
Recommended“I think that if you are trying to learn more about the foundational aspects of AI engineering in this moment there's a great book called AI engineering by Chip Huin that is also worth taking a look at.”
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook
The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz is a comprehensive manual that navigates the professional trajectories, best practices, and essential skills required for modern software engineering careers.
Recommended“The book I'm going to recommend is one that I think covers career paths and best practices for software engineers in a way that I found very compelling. It is by you. It's the software engineers guide book.”
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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”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Chrome DevTools to AI Engineering, with Addy Osmani | The Pragmatic Engineer | 2026-08-19 | 1 |
| Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani | The Pragmatic Engineer | 2025-10-29 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“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”
“If you are interested in this space, Beyond Vibe Coding is out now from O'Reilly. Hopefully, it'll be useful to some people.”