Category Archives: Books

Stilte Ik Spreek

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This post is in Dutch

“Stilte, ik Spreek” door Sylvie Verleye is een boek over presentatie ervaringen van 30 vrouwen aan de top.

De volgende tips worden in detail toegelicht:

  • Tip 1: Leer het begin en het einde van je presentatie uit het hoofd
  • Tip 2: Voeg humor toe door voorbeelden en quotes
  • Tip 3: Kernboodschappen als geheugensteunen
  • Tip 4: Oogcontact en interactie met je publiek
  • Tip 5: Slides ondersteunen de presentatie en niet de spreker!
  • Tip 6: Durft te vereenvoudingen
  • Tip 7: Vraag feedback
  • Tip 8: Elevator Talk is hét presentatietype voor boardmeetings
  • Tip 9: De kracht van presentaties
  • Tip 10: Zoek actief het Podium op

97 Things Every Programmer Should Know

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Advice from 97 experts combined in one book full of wisdom is the one-line summary for “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know” by Kevlin Henney.

The book focusses on all aspects of software development.

The topics it covers are:

  • Bugs and fixes
  • Build and deployment
  • Code guidelines and code layout
  • Design principles and coding techniques
  • Domain thinking
  • Errors, error handling and exceptions
  • Learning, skills and expertise
  • Nocturnal and magical
  • Performance, optimization and representation
  • Professionalism, mindset and attitude
  • Programming languages and paradigms
  • Refactoring and code care
  • Reuse versus repetition
  • Schedules, deadlines and estimates
  • Simplicity
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Tests, testing and testers
  • Tools, automation and development environments
  • Users and customers

 

Who Moved My Cheese

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“Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson is an allegory for organizational change.

The story is about two mice living in a maze. The are fed cheese every day in the same location … one day the cheese is gone  and we read about the different reactions of the mice.

The lessons are:

Change Happens

They Keep Moving The Cheese

Anticipate Change

Get Ready For The Cheese To Move

Monitor Change

Smell The Cheese Often, So You Know When It Is Getting Old

Adapt To Change Quickly

The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese

Change

Move With The Cheese

Enjoy Change!

Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese!

Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again

They Keep Moving The Cheese.

Programming Windows Workflow Foundation

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“Programming Windows Workflow Foundation” by K. Scott Allen

Workflow Foundation is a little Microsoft gem that should be considered more often.

The book explains:

  • How to get started with workflows in Visual Studio
  • How to use the workflow designed extensions for Visual Studio
  • Different types of workflows:
    • Workflow with sequential activities
    • Workflow with parallel activities
  • Creating custom workflow activities
  • Hosting workflows in applications
  • Event driven workflows:
    • State machines
    • Communication between workflows
  • Business rules, parameters and configuration settings