Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
★★★★★2017
The single best book on the trade-offs in modern data systems. Re-read every couple of years; new things land each time.
Reading
Books I’ve read recently, with short notes on what stuck. I’ve been all over the place lately.
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Series) — Matt Dinniman
★★★★★2020
LitRPG isn’t a genre I expected to enjoy. This one snuck up on me — sharp humor, real stakes, and a narrator (Donut) who steals every scene. Comfort reading I’m not embarrassed about.
Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson
★★★★★1992
I try out a new Stephenson book every year or so, you’re bound to learn way more about a few things than you ever thought possible when you pick up one of his books in addition to an interesting narrative. This one was no exception.