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Faltan MUCHÍSIMAS referencias a papers científicos y evidencias científicas que apoyen todo lo que el autor va relatando. Al final del libro hay unas pocas (poquísimas) notas que en absoluto cubre la inmensa mayoría de sus afirmaciones. Como mínimo eso hace que el libro se acerque en ocasiones más a la auto-ayuda que otra cosa. Y me parece peligroso afirmar que algo "está demostrado" sin ofrecer evidencias científicas potentes y serias. No digo que no lo esté (no lo sé), pero se queda muy cojo como lectura "científica" el no hacerlo.

Le doy dos estrellas porque sí hay varias secciones o partes que me parece pueden ser útiles.

Great insights. At the same time, most of its content is nothing "totally new", but the reminders are always worthy as well as a few wisdom pearls.

Too short for the price, I would say, but I decided to approach it as a collaboration for all the amazing content shared by Kent Beck during the last years for free. I think it's totally worthy.

Only a little bit surprised by not reading a more elaborated description of the "connascence" concept, I think it brings a lot of clarity to the traditional "coupling" term.

Ha superado mis expectativas. Escalofriantemente premonitorio en algunas partes. El dominio de la escritura que tiene Ray Bradbury es maravilloso.

It's quite unusual for me to read a book about management coming from the US culture and feel it so highly valuable.
Sarah Drasner looks like the kind of person I would definitely like to know and work with, and that's a lot to say XD

Parts 1, 2, and 4 are pure GOLD. You need to carefully read it. Take notes. Reflect on it. Absolutely amazing. Lots of wisdom, lots of humanity, and lots of practical experience.
I confess that some advices in part 3 (the one more into "engineering") sound horrible to me, quite misaligned with the way I understand product development based on software. But still, that doesn't eclipse the rest of the book (which is most of the content).

I would definitely recommend its reading to anyone currently working as Engineering Manager (or any other similar label) or willing to :-)