Book Overflow

Will Larson Reflects on Staff Engineer

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Will Larson, author of Staff Engineer! The first ten listeners to tag Book Overflow on LinkedIn and share a link to this interview will receive a free copy of Will's new book, Crafting Engineering Strategy! -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Carter https://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1 Nathan https://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2 or work with Nathan through his consulting practice, rojoroboto. Book Overflow Listeners get 10% off their first engagement https://rojoroboto.com/bookoverflow -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Staff Engineer by Will Larson https://amzn.to/4p67dOUn (Paid Link) ---------------- 00:00 Intro 01:44 Interview with Will Larson 05:00 Anti-patterns - Snacking, Pining, and Chasing Ghosts 18:42 Navigating Senior Roles and Finding Sponsors 36:26 Developing Intuition and Running Migrations 48:47 Writing Staff Engineer - Stories and Archetypes 58:45 Book Recommendations and Closing ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Weekly Reflections Newsletter: https://rojoroboto.com/newsletter ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Accountability Check (2025)

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan follow up on all of the changes they promised to make in their careers as a result of having read 2025's books. Let's see how they did! ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Steve Flanders Reflects on Mastering OpenTelemetry

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Steve Flanders, author of Mastering OpenTelemetry! -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Carter https://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1 Nathan https://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2 -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observatibilty https://amzn.to/4nTzXJ1 ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Programming Parables to Astound your Coworkers - The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the essay The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Carter https://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1 Nathan https://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2 -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James https://www.talisman.org/tao/ ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Dan Heath Reflects on Made To Stick

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan are joined by Dan Heath, co-author of Made To Stick! A note to all video viewers: Dan Heath requested that only his audio, not video, be used, so while he is speaking a copy of Made To Stick will be shown. -- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Carter https://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1 Nathan https://www.joinleland.com/coach/nathan-t-2 -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Made To Stick https://amzn.to/3UTzcmR (Paid Link) ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io