If you have noticed the cover image for this post, you might ask what it has to do with books? Well, because I have included the autobiography of Edward Snowden titled Permanent Record. After listening to his last interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, I decided to include it in the list books for this October 2020. If you haven’t already listened to the podcast, go check it out on YouTube, lots of eye-opening stuff.

Moving from the surveillance stuff, we have Continuous Delivery, lots of useful techniques for those who want to deploy, and sleep tight. Then from code deployment to mastering the editor for code creation which brings us to Visual Studio Code, covering end-to-end editing, and debugging tools.

Outside the code, I added The 4-Hour Workweek, a book on productivity, which is one with the highest ratings on Amazon. And Universal Principles of Design, it’s a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design.

If you haven’t seen the book recommendations for the previous month, go check it out here.

If you have already read any of these books, let us know in the comments your opinion.

1. Permanent Record

Permanent Record

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.

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2. Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery

Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation

This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users.

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3. Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

End-to-End Editing and Debugging Tools for Web Developers

Expert guidance on using Visual Studio Code for editing and debugging your web development projects

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4. Universal Principles of Design

Universal Principles of Design

125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design

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5. The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

The New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Body shows readers how to live more and work less, now with more than 100 pages of new, cutting-edge content.

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