PragPub editor, Pragmatic Bookshelf development editor, former Dr. Dobb's Journal editor, Fire in the Valley co-author.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Joined April 2007
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Michael Swaine retweeted
Thanks to everyone for making the book to the best seller. I really appreciate it and this motivates to work harder and write more.
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Best Sellers
Cruising Along with Java @venkat_s
Programming Phoenix LiveView @redrapids @sm_debenedetto
Agile Web Development w/ Rails 7 @samruby
Effective Haskell @cercerilla
Modern Front-End Development for Rails 2ed @noelrap
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Michael Swaine retweeted
Have a book idea? Easily the best publisher I've worked with so far:
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Managers live in fear and often don’t know what they are doing. Ken tells you how to manage the relationship so you can pursue your own career goals. pragprog.com/titles/kkmanage…
New blog post at Swaine’s World. swaine.com/wordpress/2-22/
Michael Swaine retweeted
we started an internal book club to go through classics and 2020 edition of "The Pragmatic Programmer" was chosen first. Long overdue to read. Worth checking the audiobook also, @pragdave and @PragmaticAndy interview like narrative is enjoyable!
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Michael Swaine retweeted
Bring your data skills and data sets into the 21st century with a collection of titles that will help you make sense of even the most complex problems. PragProg Just the Facts Sale bit.ly/360KYS8
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Michael Swaine retweeted
New ideas must come from old buildings.
- Jane Jacobs
only well-established business can carry the cost of new construction.
Old buildings, you can do what you want because you can’t make it uglier. You have room to try stuff.
How Buildings Learn, @stewartbrand
Michael Swaine retweeted
You can go to school and spend years trying to learn about great marketing.
Or you can spend a few minutes watching Steve Jobs - all marketers should carefully listen:
Michael Swaine retweeted
Conditional: "if I offended you, I'm sorry"
Blaming: "im sorry that you took offense"
Both are non-apologies.
Non-apologies suck.
Of Reindeer and Reliability, a guest post at Swaine’s World by James Bonang. swaine.com/wordpress/of-rein…
Michael Swaine retweeted
The Program for @devdotnext has been published.
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Slow-launching my new blog. Currently in the Testing the Public Address System, Throat-Clearing stage. Latest post: Where I’m Blogging From. swaine.com/
Michael Swaine retweeted
It's a bummer that deepfakes are becoming viable right at the moment that the public believes anything but trusts no one.
Michael Swaine retweeted
Serious evidence that @dhh isn't the best writer in the Heinemeier Hansson household.
"However, lest I be cast as a meek housewife who cannot speak for herself, I would like to make the following statement", Jamie, my wife, chimes in on the @AppleCard kerfuffle. dhh.dk/2019/about-the-apple-…