Wright

Overview#

• This year, I started many books, but finished very few. My mind is too restless, and I don't have enough dedicated time for focus.
• Most of the books I finished are still technical books, and the breadth and depth are not enough.
• The reading list is always growing, and the growth rate is much higher than the reading speed...
• Hope:
  • Next year, finish reading the books that are currently being read but not yet finished
  • Be able to finish more books
  • Read books that are suitable for the current age and the overall environment, not limited to technical career-related ones
• Originally posted at: https://www.dreamerlzl.xyz/posts/2023/12/2023-summary/

Career / 职场#

• The Tech Resume Inside Out: The best resume improvement article/book I have read so far. It was written by the author of the Pragmatic Engineer column. I found out about this book through the RSS feed of this forum.
• The One Minute Manager: This year, my manager reminded me to learn how to manage up. So I looked for some management books to read. Whether it's managing up or down, it's all connected. If you know how to manage subordinates, you know how to report to superiors more effectively.
• Learning Domain-Driven Design: It is a modern version of the DDD classic book. I have read the first few chapters and it feels good. I experience the importance of this Unified Language every day. It is similar to the Conceptual Model in "Design of Everyday Things".

Misc./ 一般#

• Design of Everyday things: Highly recommended book. The author was originally an engineer, but gradually became interested in the importance of product design. It explains how to consider product design from an engineer's perspective. I originally read it to improve my aesthetic level, but it did help me understand my work better and in a deeper way. Although I highly recommend it, be cautious as it is quite thick.
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad: The writing level and depth are not great, but it is worth a try for finance beginners.
• The Simple Path to Wealth: A personal finance book aimed at US citizens, but many concepts can be borrowed or transferred, such as the correct mindset for getting started with personal finance and investment advice for different stages of life. The author strongly recommends buying Index Funds.
• 置身事内: Highly recommended. It analyzes the logic of the central and local governments' actions from a relatively objective perspective and reveals the fundamental reasons for the soaring housing prices, excessive overtime for ordinary residents, and rapid accumulation of local government debt since the 1994 fiscal reform. However, the author has omitted or beautified many contents for self-preservation. There is a saying in it that has a deep impact on me: Abstract assets are more valuable than tangible assets, and beliefs are the most valuable. The original quote is: "The magic of land capitalization lies in being able to transcend physical attributes and trade promises and hopes in an abstract sense, bringing together and sealing past savings, current income, and future prospects on a small piece of land, causing its value to skyrocket." Isn't this a description of cryptocurrencies today?
• 暗时间: Similar to "The Simple Path to Wealth", it is actually a compilation of a blog column. It provides enlightening explanations about meta-learning (learning how to learn) and personal growth.
• 被讨厌的勇气: It uses seemingly strange expressions to encourage readers to take action. Without discussing the arguments, I think the author's direction of guidance is correct, to think about "taking immediate action to improve the current situation" and not to dwell on difficulties and reasons for inaction (it reminds me of the saying "The pessimist is correct, the optimist succeeds." My understanding is "The critic is correct, the doer succeeds."). This also makes me pay more and more attention to the word "actionable" in my work; is this meeting actionable, is this conversation actionable, is this report actionable?

Tech / 技术#

• Release it: About software stability construction and deployment. It was published a long time ago, but many of the ideas are still working. Highly recommended.
• Rust for Rustaceans: I personally think it is suitable to read after finishing "The Rust Programming Language" and gaining some practical experience. The author's YouTube channel is very good, hands-on and educative. It's just that the author works at AWS and still manages to contribute to open source projects. His hairline is receding...
• Kubernetes in Action: Although it was published a while ago, I still think it is the best book for beginners to learn about k8s in 2023. The rating on Goodreads is terrifyingly high.
• Distributed System for Fun and Profit: Highly recommended. It introduces various areas and applications of distributed computing in a concise manner. It is very suitable for undergraduate students or people who have just started learning about distributed computing. I finished reading it in 2 hours on the plane.
• Zero to Production in Rust: A book that requires a huge amount of time and hands-on practice. For specific comments, see the Douban link on the left. The code is available here: https://github.com/dreamerlzl/zero2prod