Kumar Prateek

Staff Engineer. Life, work, and the moments in between. Thinking out loud.

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Great list. I’d just add that you should revisit these books every few years, as they read very differently each time; while you might initially read for patterns, you eventually return to them for the trade-offs, failure modes, and the nuances of why certain advice only holds up under specific constraints.

[Neo Kim @systemdesignone]

If you want to become a 10x software engineer (in 2026), read these 10 books:

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@thebosslady You could consider sponsoring a school student’s education.

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@KathpalVan22610 Reading docs + breaking thikngs works like a charm always !!

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Is the role of a Senior Engineer shifting from builder to technical auditor?

With AI-assisted coding becoming common, I’m curious how Senior+ engineers are thinking about ownership, reviews, and long-term technical debt.

[Wise @trikcode]

I can't wait to charge $250/hour to fix all the stuff "vibe coders" are about to deliver to clients,.

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@Its_Pankhurii @fmrbangalore @BangaloreRoomi Sorry, it's no longer available.

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@MohantyAtri @smooth_handler @allaboutcric_ @MohantyAtri do you still have tickets ?

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@sudarshantd @bookmyshow @morepritesh20 @sunandanlele @PratikPShingote @ICC Are you willing to sell it ?

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@27sethiRaghav @BangaloreRoomi Unable to dm!

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@chesscom_in @acciochess !!

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@itsm19k @ReheSamay KID

[The Viral Fever @TheViralFever]

6 years of the show that lives in our hearts rent free. #Pitchers

[PUMA Cricket @pumacricket]

Time to put the glue away, I got you covered @ryanburl3 💁🏽

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@anishgiri @ReheSamay Garnier we care !

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@Dream11
A player scored -5 and the one who made him captain got -10 ! Shouldn't he be rewarded and getting -2.5 instead ? Because that's what a captain should be getting (2x his performance, either by multiplying or dividing in case of <0)

P.s. he was not in my team though 😛

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@chesscom_in @NihalSarin Rd1 and the pawn is unstoppable

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@SlimNaShady @ReheSamay Oh he will lose a celebrity follower !!

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@itherocky @anishgiri @viditchess @nsrinath69 @itherocky I think you didn't get Anish's joke. It was a nice pun.

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@anishgiri #technicalgiriji

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@viditchess @yuzi_chahal possible to bring Viru Paji on stream ? @ReheSamay @viditchess

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@nsrinath69 @chesscom_in More like "ice" captain ?