[j1elo]

Looking at https://sre.google/books/, I find that "Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Services" is the third one, after two others that are very similar (judging solely by the titles...) Any insight about them? Maybe some of the other two has become a better first read?

[eatonphil]

The SRE workbook doesn't sound like a book focused on teaching (it sounds like a book on application for after you've been taught).

But no I haven't read that or the "Building Reliable..." book.

I'll look into the Building book. In general though all these Google books are really fantastic for anyone who has been a developer for a while and at any company size. I often feel like the chapters just couldn't explain the problem better.

My biggest problem is that the books kinda drone on and cover so much at once. I think they could have been better edited/cut down to make getting through them easier.

[j1elo]

Thanks for your impressions; I will definitely have a look at "How Google runs..." first.