Book Summary Series
A friend tweeted about something or shared a story on instagram about her latest trip to Rome or started a new job or got laid off or starting a new relationship or moving to a new city or or or... . There are an indefinite number of things that happen around us everyday and we are getting a notification about all of them. This consumes lots of our time and energy then when it comes to do things that matter for us, things that will affect our life in a positive way if we really did it well (like working or spending time with our families), It becomes really hard to achieve our goals. It becomes hard to complete the tasks assigned to us or to be present when spending time with friends or family.
We are living in a very noisy world that's full of distractions. That's why reading has become more challenging these days. It's challenging for me too. I am not someone who reads tens of books every year. I am just a normal guy who really struggles to read a book every few months. I believe there are lots of people like me who really want to read but it's not that easy for them. I decided to change that.
In 2023, I decided to start my book summary series. I will simply read books and share summaries of these books with you.
I will start with a very interesting book that I read in 2020 and I really enjoyed it a lot. It's `Site Reliability Engineering` by Google. I believe this is a must read for all Software Engineers, Product Managers, Engineering Managers, QA Engineers, pretty much anyone who works in the software industry. It's available for free from here if you prefer to read it online or here if you prefer a pdf version.
For those who doesn’t know what SRE is, here is the ChatGPT answer to this question:
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a discipline that combines software engineering and IT operations to ensure that software systems are reliable, scalable, and available. SRE teams are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems to meet the needs of their users.
The goal of SRE is to improve the reliability and performance of software systems by applying engineering principles and practices to the tasks of IT operations. This includes automating processes, monitoring systems, and implementing tools and processes to improve the reliability and efficiency of software systems.
SRE teams often work closely with developers to ensure that software is designed and implemented in a way that is easy to operate and maintain. They also work with IT operations teams to ensure that systems are reliable and available to users. SRE teams may also be responsible for incident response and problem resolution, as well as implementing changes and updates to systems.
