[TheOtherHobbes]

This is basically CS lifestyle marketing.

There's zero useful, actionable content. There's no evidence the authors have any big-project experience of their own, and the bibliography doesn't help make a case for their expertise.

https://softwaredesigndecoded.wordpress.com/annotated-biblio...

In fact it seems to be academic back-seat driving by a pair of authors who don't understand the difference between reading about a domain and living in it, and are now communicating in platitudes. With cutesy pictures.

"You know you could try to make your abstractions more elegant? How about focussing on the essence? Or seeing how someone else did it?"

Thanks. When our next intern slot turns up, we'll be sure to keep you in mind.

[JackFr]

> There's zero useful, actionable content.

I agree. With no motivating examples these are just platitudes. Or rather, I suppose if I want the motivating examples and cases, I need to buy the book.