Product for Software Engineers

Break through the coder-monkey glass ceiling

👋 Hello, I'm Chris and I wrote this book to help software engineers like myself become product-minded engineers, build better software for users, and have more fun in the profession I love so much.

Product for Software Engineers is the ultimate handbook on users-first products, engineering, and culture. Learn the definitely-must-do's and oh-god-please-no's of building products users love and you love to build.

This book is value-dense and easy to read, not a dry textbook. Chapters are short and to the point. This will be the most bang-for-buck book you read on software engineering, and you'll have fun reading it too.

What's cooking?

In an estimated reading time of four and a half hours, we'll hit all the essentials of building products in just 33 chapters. Check out the menu:

Part 1

Users

  1. Audiences
  2. Feedback
  3. Monetization
  4. Surveys
  5. Expertise
  6. Shitterface
  7. Telephone
  8. Metrics
  9. Interviews
  10. Support
Part 2

Software

  1. Specialization
  2. Rollout
  3. Change
  4. Observability
  5. Deployment
  6. Testing
  7. Facts
  8. Rewrites
  9. Skills
  10. Garbage
  11. Ideals
  12. Designing
  13. Hype
Part 3

Working

  1. Culture
  2. Performance
  3. Restraint
  4. Management
  5. Teams
  6. Dependencies
  7. Infrastructure
  8. Communication
  9. Processes
  10. Growth

Ready to dig in?

Buy the book for $50

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Is there a refund policy?

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