Recent Reading March 2025

A list of what I’ve read recently that I found useful:

The Best Product Engineering Org in the World

I love the approach of asking “If we had the best product engineering organization in the world, what would it look like?” and finding answers that fit a specific organization.

Cognitive load is what matters

This resonates with how I think about making software these days: in three years, when another developer is maintaining this code, will it be easy for them?

Moving IO to the edges of your app: Functional Core, Imperative Shell

A very practical talk about making business logic pure. I love that Scott had examples including using a database—something that I’ve struggled wrapping my head around with functional programming.

Air purifiers are a simple answer to allergies

Since my parents got an air purifier, the whole family is suffering less from allergies. And I am now buying an air purifier.