Confessions of a Software Techie

I had a bunch of popups from Amazon. They were offering a $5 credit towards their eBooks. I normally like physical print books these days. But I decided what the heck. I found a title in my wish lists that was electronic: Confessions of a Software Techie.

Ramakrishna Reddy is a developer from India. He did well in school. He is working in Connecticut as a team lead. He directs a team that works out of India. He is responsible for a suite of insurance software applications.

Reddy tries to install insider knowledge of being a developer. He does have some insights. But I believe a lot of his conclusions are wrong. For example, he says that being successful will get you ahead. Okay. But then he uses Steve Jobs as an example. He says Jobs was so successful with his second company NeXT that Apple brought him back. Wrong. NeXT was a complete failure. Apple wanted him back for other reasons.

Another example from Reddy is one that makes no sense. He advises against telling the truth. At the same time, he recommends that you have integrity. LOL wut? I really cannot recommend this book. Halfway through I started skipping chapters. So I really only read about half the book, and thought it lackluster at best.