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Peopleware
Saturday, December 7, 2002

I started reading Peopleware last night and have read a few more chapters today. With the many excellent books that I have read in the last two years, I wasn't expecting this one to hit me so profoundly, I'm only 20 pages in and already have an entire page of favorite quotes! Here's my favorite so far:

"The major problems of our work are not so much technological as sociological in nature."

The book is written for project managers, more so than any other book I have read. Perhaps this is why I am surprised at how much it has already impacted me. It confirms to me the direction I am headed: that of a technical lead, a player/coach.

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