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The frontier models are funding the doomer movement? - AI Engineering by Chip Huyen
3 november 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss AI Engineering by Chip Huyen!Please pay a visit to our sponsors! (These are paid sponsorships and below are affiliate links to their services) EquityBee: http://equitybee.com/bookoverflowJoin the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.-------------------------------------------------------------AI Engineering by Chip Huyen(https://link.amazon/B0eUJVZal)---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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They're not building a machine god - AI Engineering by Chip Huyen
26 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss AI Engineering by Chip Huyen!Please pay a visit to our sponsors!EquityBee: http://equitybee.com/bookoverflowTestSprite: https://www.testsprite.com/?via=bookoverflow-e1Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.-------------------------------------------------------------AI Engineering by Chip Huyen(https://link.amazon/B0eUJVZal)---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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If you rate your job all fives, you're lying - The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly
13 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.-------------------------------------------------------------The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly (https://link.amazon/B09kUCnLR)---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Just doing good work won't save your career - The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly
6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.-------------------------------------------------------------The Staff Engineer's Path by Tanya Reilly (https://link.amazon/B09kUCnLR)---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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"Forward Deployed Engineer" is just cargo-culting Palantir - Team Topologies: 2nd Edition
29 september 2026 · 58 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second edition of Team Topologies my Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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We're being lied to about what AI can do - with Carl Brown
24 september 2026 · 1 uur 39 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan meet again with Carl Brown (Internet of Bugs) to discuss how they keep their skills sharp in the AI era!Join the Book Overflow Discord (Carl is on here as well!) https://discord.com/invite/ZwS2fqW7ZZ Check out Carl's new substack here: https://internetofbugs.substack.com/ where Carl is going to be doing some low-jargon writing on the intersection between tech (including AI) and Society.------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLC...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's rojoroboto newsletter: https://rojoroboto.com/newsletterNathan's substack Functionally Imperative: https://functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Uncle Bob says AI is already conscious - We Programmers by Robert C. Martin
15 september 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan interview Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin about his book We Programmers!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------We Programmers by Robert C. Martinhttps://amzn.to/4fcC9Ku---00:00 Intro01:46 About the Book and Initial Thoughts08:02 Uncle Bob's Life and Career12:04 Do Coding Agents Write Better Code?24:58 Uncle Bob Doesn't Read His Code Anymore33:12 Why Programmers Aren't Going Away38:47 Caring About Details in the Agent Era53:02 Lisp and the Future of Languages1:03:54 Final Thoughts---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Should you stop writing tests after 30 years? - The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas & Andrew Hunt
8 september 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!https://amzn.to/4qCstgm------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Why programmers matter more than ever - The Pragmatic Programmer by Thomas & Hunt
1 september 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!https://amzn.to/4qCstgm------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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I'm Not on the DRY Train - The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt
24 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt!https://amzn.to/4qCstgm------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Don't Follow Your Passion - So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
17 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------So Good They Can't Ignore Youhttps://amzn.to/4qnticI------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Why programmers will never be replaced - We Programmers by Uncle Bob
3 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss We Programmers by Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------We Programmers by Robert C. Martinhttps://amzn.to/4fcC9Ku------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Why has nothing ever replaced programmers? - We Programmers by Robert C. Martin
27 juli 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the We Programmers by Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------We Programmers by Robert C. Martinhttps://amzn.to/4fcC9Ku------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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What actually makes you a programmer? - We Programmers by Robert C. Martin
20 juli 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the essay Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------We Programmers by Robert C. Martinhttps://amzn.to/4fcC9Ku------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Did AI just give us infinite innovation tokens? - Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley
13 juli 2026 · 58 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the essay Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononovhttps://amzn.to/3RjddYh (Paid Link)--00:00 Intro04:28 About the Book and Author05:23 Initial Thoughts11:07 Event Storming18:53 DDD in the Real World31:46 Microservices and Deep Modules49:14 Event-Driven Architecture vs Event Sourcing1:00:56 Final Thoughts---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Pramod Sadalage Reflects on Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
6 juli 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Pramod Sadalage joins Carter and Nathan to discuss his book Software Architecture: The Hard Parts!-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Software Architecture: The Hard Partshttps://amzn.to/4eoXWuX (Paid Link)-------------------Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's newsletter https://rojoroboto.com/newletter---Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Our insights from every book we've ever read - Two Years of Book Overflow!
22 juni 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan reflect on every book they've ever read and list their biggest insights from each one!Join the official Book Overflow Discord! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures byNeal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, and Zhamak Dehghanihttps://amzn.to/43cb833 (Paid Link)----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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The comments roasted us, and they were right - Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov
15 juni 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov! Lees meer
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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!
The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io
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Mark Richards and Neal Ford Reflect on Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
8 juni 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Mark Richards and Neal Ford, authors of Software Architecture: The Hard Parts! Lees meer
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This pattern is crazy, or I'm an idiot - Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov
1 juni 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononovhttps://amzn.to/3RjddYh (Paid Link)-----Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Understanding Business Domains - Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov
25 mei 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononov!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Learning Domain-Driven Design by Vlad Khononovhttps://amzn.to/3RjddYh (Paid Link)-----Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Has AI changed everything about software development? - The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks
18 mei 2026 · 1 uur 24 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks--Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Lawrence Kesteloot Reflects on Coding Machines
14 mei 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Lawrence Kesteloot, author of Coding Machines!Original book discussion: https://youtu.be/tQ7KeHKioHUJoin the official Book Overflow Discord! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Mastering Behavioral Interviews by Austen McDonaldhttps://amzn.to/4k3jnpF (Paid Link)--------------------------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Google's Rough Acquisition of Nest - Build by Tony Fadell
11 mei 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan continue discussing Build by Tony Fadell!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Build by Tony Fadell--Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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The #1 Book for Tech Entrepreneurs! - Build by Tony Fadell
4 mei 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan begin discussing Build by Tony Fadell!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Build by Tony Fadell--Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Never use this pattern with microservices! - Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
27 april 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan finish discussing Software Architecture: The Hard Parts!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Software Architecture: The Hard Parts--Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Everything is a Trade-Off - Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
20 april 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan continue discussing Software Architecture: The Hard Parts!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Software Architecture: The Hard Parts--Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Revenge of the Microservices! - Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
6 april 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan begin discussing Software Architecture: The Hard Parts!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Software Architecture: The Hard Parts--00:00 Intro04:20 Service Architecture Strategy15:36 When Good Strategy Goes Bad20:52 Stripe's Developer API Strategy38:39 Strategy and the Curse of Knowledge51:16 Making Time for Strategy58:16 Final Thoughts------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Is Strategy Worth It? - Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson
30 maart 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan finish discussing Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson!Try Mailtrap for free with our link! https://l.rw.rw/book_overflow_1Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larsonhttps://amzn.to/4uuUg3J------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Cope is Not a Strategy - Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson
23 maart 2026 · 1 uur 17 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan continue discussing Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson!Try Mailtrap for free with our link! https://l.rw.rw/book_overflow_1Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larsonhttps://amzn.to/4uuUg3J------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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How Engineering Leaders Approach Strategy - Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson
16 maart 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larson!Try Mailtrap for free with our link! https://l.rw.rw/book_overflow_1Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Crafting Engineering Strategy by Will Larsonhttps://amzn.to/4uuUg3J------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
9 maart 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan take a break from their usual discussion of technical books and review Project Hail Mary by (former software engineer) Andy Weir!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Nodahttps://amzn.to/40l1Pfw------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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Carl Brown Discusses All Things AI
5 maart 2026 · 1 uur 47 min
New Colab episode between https://www.youtube.com/@UC1U09Fb_5oEBo0mutiNYh5w and https://www.youtube.com/@UCfJRkBBiPtKZyZn_3PxWaiQ !In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan meet again with Carl Brown (Internet of Bugs) to discuss Reflections on Trusting Trust, Coding Machines, and all things AI!Join the Book Overflow Discord (Carl is on here as well!) https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ Check out Carl's new substack here: https://internetofbugs.substack.com/ where Carl is going to be doing some low-jargon writing on the intersection between tech (including AI) and Society.Carl's Site with Links to what he's working on:https://internetofbugs.com/Ted Chiang articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ted-chiang.htmlhttps://kottke.org/21/04/ted-chiang-fears-of-technology-are-fears-of-capitalismhttps://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/chatgpt-is-a-blurry-jpeg-of-the-webBrian Merchant's "Blood in the Machine" SubStackhttps://www.bloodinthemachine.com/Cory Doctorow's stuff we mentioned:https://pluralistic.net/tag/enshittification/https://www.versobooks.com/products/3035-the-internet-conhttps://www.versobooks.com/products/3341-enshittificationIlya Sutskever – We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research on the Dwarkesh Patel Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR20FWCCjAsArticle about adapting to AI in the classroomhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/magazine/ai-higher-education-students-teachers.html---00:00 Intro02:37 Welcome to Carl Brown05:42 Trusting Trust and Coding Machines12:57 AI Skepticism and the Limits of Scaling28:04 Vibe Coding and Code Quality43:02 AI Safety and the Doomer Narrative1:01:54 Every Decade They Say Programming Is Dead1:06:19 Disruption Culture and the AI Bubble1:23:57 Agentic Security and Trust1:32:42 Final Thoughts---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflow… Lees meer
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The Shifting Role of Software Engineering - Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Noda
2 maart 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Noda!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Nodahttps://amzn.to/40l1Pfw---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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DevEx in the Age of AI - Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Noda
23 februari 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Noda!Join the Book Overflow Discord here! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Frictionless by Nicole Forsgren and Abi Nodahttps://amzn.to/40l1Pfw---------------- Lees meer
00:00 Intro
04:57 About the Book and Authors
08:24 Initial Thoughts on Frictionless
13:02 What is Developer Experience
\20:33 AI Agents and Code Safety
35:07 The DevX Framework
40:47 Making the Business Case for DevX
51:35 The RICE Framework
1:01:51 Final Thoughts
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When Machines Can Code - Reflections on Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson + Coding Machines by Lawrence Kesteloot
16 februari 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Ken Thompson's essay Reflections on Trusting Trust and the short story Coding Machines by Lawrence Kesteloot! Lees meer
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Reflections on Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf
Coding Machines by Lawrence Kesteloot
https://www.teamten.com/lawrence/writings/coding-machines/
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00:00 Intro
02:55 About the Authors and Essays
06:14 Initial Thoughts
11:03 The Trusting Trust Attack
22:39 Coding Machines
32:05 AI Trust and Dark Patterns
44:01 AI-Generated Code and the Future
54:52 Stuxnet and Unintended Consequences
1:02:43 Final Thoughts
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The Ethics of Data-Intensive Applications - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman
9 februari 2026 · 1 uur 26 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan finish discussing Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman! Lees meer
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Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman
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00:00 Intro
03:05 About the Book and Author
05:15 Initial Thoughts on DDIA Part 4
11:44 Stream Processing and Message Brokers
20:00 Kafka, Event Sourcing, and Append-Only Logs
43:42 Fault Tolerance in Streaming Systems
49:05 The Future of Data Systems
57:43 Privacy, Surveillance, and Ethics
1:11:42 Final Thoughts
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Time is an Illusion - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman
2 februari 2026 · 1 uur 22 min
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Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman
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00:00 Intro
05:44 About the Book and Author
07:23 Initial Thoughts on DDIA Part 3
14:03 The Trouble with Distributed Systems
31:47 Byzantine Fault Tolerance
37:35 Consistency and Consensus
53:03 Batch Processing and the Unix Philosophy
1:10:55 Hot Takes and Book Recommendations
1:15:07 Final Thoughts
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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!
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Austen McDonald Reflects on Mastering Behavioral Interviews
30 januari 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Austen McDonald, author of Mastering Behavioral Interviews! Lees meer
Original book discussion: https://youtu.be/ZA_rG3O46Bw
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Replication, Partitioning, & Transactions - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman
26 januari 2026 · 1 uur 19 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan continue discussing Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman! Lees meer
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Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman!
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00:00 Intro
01:53 About the Book and Author
03:12 Initial Thoughts on DDIA Chapters 5-7
19:10 Chapter 5: Replication
43:00 Chapter 6: Partitioning
52:39 Chapter 7: Transactions
1:05:12 Hot Takes
1:11:59 Final Thoughts
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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!
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Reliability, Scalability, and Maintainability - Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppman
19 januari 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan begin discussing Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman! Lees meer
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Designing Data-Intensive Application by Martin Kleppman!
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00:00 Intro
02:04 About the Book and Author
06:31 Initial Thoughts on DDIA16:39 Reliability, Scalability, and Maintainability
21:45 The Twitter Scalability Problem
33:52 Maintainability and AI-Generated Code
37:31 Data Models and Query Languages
47:20 LLMs as CNC Machines for Engineers
54:40 Storage Engines and Indexing
58:35 OLTP vs OLAP
1:05:08 Encoding and Evolution
1:13:16 Final Thoughts
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Mastering Behavioral Interviews by Austen McDonald
12 januari 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Mastering Behavioral Interviews by Austen McDonald!Join the official Book Overflow Discord! https://discord.gg/ZwS2fqW7ZZ -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! ------------------------------------------------------------Carterhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1Nathanhttps://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------Mastering Behavioral Interviews by Austen McDonaldhttps://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Behavioral-Interviews-Guide-Storytelling---00:00 Intro04:54 About the Book and Author07:58 Initial Thoughts on Mastering Behavioral Interviews16:30 Pitfalls and Anti-patterns - I vs We19:53 The Eight Signal Areas28:20 The CARL Framework35:33 The Big Three Questions38:57 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer56:06 Final Thoughts----------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5LApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpodCarter on X: https://x.com/cartermorganNathan's Newsletter Functionally Imperative: https://functionallyimperative.comNathan's Platform Engineering Newsletter at https://rojoroboto.com/newsletter----------------Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io Lees meer
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March Madness in December! Comparing Every Book We've Ever Read!
15 december 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan stick everything they've ever read into a March Madness-style bracket to determine what their favorite thing they've ever read is! Lees meer
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The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James
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Will Larson Reflects on Staff Engineer
8 december 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Will Larson, author of Staff Engineer! Lees meer
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Staff Engineer by Will Larson
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00:00 Intro
01:44 Interview with Will Larson
05:00 Anti-patterns - Snacking, Pining, and Chasing Ghosts
18:42 Navigating Senior Roles and Finding Sponsors
36:26 Developing Intuition and Running Migrations
48:47 Writing Staff Engineer - Stories and Archetypes
58:45 Book Recommendations and Closing
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Accountability Check (2025)
1 december 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan follow up on all of the changes they promised to make in their careers as a result of having read 2025's books. Let's see how they did! Lees meer
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Steve Flanders Reflects on Mastering OpenTelemetry
24 november 2025 · 56 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Steve Flanders, author of Mastering OpenTelemetry! Lees meer
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Programming Parables to Astound your Coworkers - The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James
17 november 2025 · 1 uur 5 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the essay The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James Lees meer
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Dan Heath Reflects on Made To Stick
12 november 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Dan Heath, co-author of Made To Stick! Lees meer
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Embracing AI as a senior engineer - Beyond Vibe Coding by Addy Osmani
10 november 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of Beyond Vibe Coding: From Coder to AI-Era Developer by Addy Osmani! Lees meer
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How do experienced engineers use AI? - Beyond Vibe Coding by Addy Osmani
3 november 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of Beyond Vibe Coding: From Coder to AI-Era Developer by Addy Osmani! Lees meer
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