The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
@pragprog.com
Technical excellence from a trusted friend and author royalties up to 50%. We are Pragmatic, and we are developers, for developers.
https://pragprog.com
https://pragprog.com
Pinned
Bestsellers this week at pragprog.com
1️⃣ Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering - Jay Wengrow
2️⃣ More SQL Antipatterns @billkarwin.geek.org
3️⃣ Ash Framework - @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev
4️⃣ Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir @jkwa.bsky.social
5️⃣ Programming Ruby 4 @noelrappin.com
1️⃣ Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering - Jay Wengrow
2️⃣ More SQL Antipatterns @billkarwin.geek.org
3️⃣ Ash Framework - @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev
4️⃣ Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir @jkwa.bsky.social
5️⃣ Programming Ruby 4 @noelrappin.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Bestsellers this week at pragprog.com
1️⃣ Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering - Jay Wengrow
2️⃣ More SQL Antipatterns @billkarwin.geek.org
3️⃣ Ash Framework - @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev
4️⃣ Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir @jkwa.bsky.social
5️⃣ Programming Ruby 4 @noelrappin.com
1️⃣ Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering - Jay Wengrow
2️⃣ More SQL Antipatterns @billkarwin.geek.org
3️⃣ Ash Framework - @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev
4️⃣ Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir @jkwa.bsky.social
5️⃣ Programming Ruby 4 @noelrappin.com
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
@pragprog.com says 43% Off everything with coupon code "Brrr".
Including Programming Ruby 4 (pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...)
Including Programming Ruby 4 (pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...)
Programming Ruby 4 (6th edition)
Code Ruby, Be Happy!
pragprog.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
@pragprog.com says 43% Off everything with coupon code "Brrr".
Including Programming Ruby 4 (pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...)
Including Programming Ruby 4 (pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...)
🥶 ❄️ ☃️ It has been COLD in the US this week. Saturday, Brimson Minnesota was -43˚F (-42˚C)
So, until the end of the week, pretty much everything is -43% at the Bookshelf.
Just use coupon code Brrr when you check out.
Stay Warm. Only at pragprog.com
So, until the end of the week, pretty much everything is -43% at the Bookshelf.
Just use coupon code Brrr when you check out.
Stay Warm. Only at pragprog.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🥶 ❄️ ☃️ It has been COLD in the US this week. Saturday, Brimson Minnesota was -43˚F (-42˚C)
So, until the end of the week, pretty much everything is -43% at the Bookshelf.
Just use coupon code Brrr when you check out.
Stay Warm. Only at pragprog.com
So, until the end of the week, pretty much everything is -43% at the Bookshelf.
Just use coupon code Brrr when you check out.
Stay Warm. Only at pragprog.com
Learn from the best! Pragprog author and editor, icon @venkats.bsky.social
Build smarter apps with AI!🤖
In this full-day LangChain4j workshop, Venkat Subramaniam shows you how to safely integrate AI, tap into global & org data, & create practical solutions through hands-on exercises.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/7e0794827e8242ef8464e383e1209fad" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/7e0794827e8242ef8464e383e1209fad
🎟️- arcofai.com
#AI
In this full-day LangChain4j workshop, Venkat Subramaniam shows you how to safely integrate AI, tap into global & org data, & create practical solutions through hands-on exercises.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/7e0794827e8242ef8464e383e1209fad" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/7e0794827e8242ef8464e383e1209fad
🎟️- arcofai.com
#AI
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Learn from the best! Pragprog author and editor, icon @venkats.bsky.social
My Pragmatic Manager January newsletter: Leadership Tip 25: How to Choose Autonomy to Avoid Malicious Compliance
www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2...
#Management #Leadership #Autonomy
www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2...
#Management #Leadership #Autonomy
Leadership Tip 25: How to Choose Autonomy to Avoid Malicious Compliance - Johanna Rothman
This is Johanna Rothman's January 2026 Pragmatic Manager newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Many managers think they empower their teams to solve problems autonomously. U...
www.jrothman.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 AM
New in Beta -
All new with advanced queries like relational division, efficient pagination, and pivoting. Explore optimization tradeoffs, including denormalization, JSON, and choosing SQL versus NoSQL. Scaling out with sharded databases.
pragprog.com/titles/...
All new with advanced queries like relational division, efficient pagination, and pivoting. Explore optimization tradeoffs, including denormalization, JSON, and choosing SQL versus NoSQL. Scaling out with sharded databases.
pragprog.com/titles/...
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
New in Beta -
All new with advanced queries like relational division, efficient pagination, and pivoting. Explore optimization tradeoffs, including denormalization, JSON, and choosing SQL versus NoSQL. Scaling out with sharded databases.
pragprog.com/titles/...
All new with advanced queries like relational division, efficient pagination, and pivoting. Explore optimization tradeoffs, including denormalization, JSON, and choosing SQL versus NoSQL. Scaling out with sharded databases.
pragprog.com/titles/...
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
📚✨ ICYMI — Book Club @ WNB.rb!
Just getting started & you’re welcome to jump in 💜
High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails 🚀
🗓 Thu • 12:30 PM ET
💬 wnb-rb.dev
#WNBrb #RubyOnRails #RubyCommunity #onlinemeetup
Just getting started & you’re welcome to jump in 💜
High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails 🚀
🗓 Thu • 12:30 PM ET
💬 wnb-rb.dev
#WNBrb #RubyOnRails #RubyCommunity #onlinemeetup
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
📚✨ ICYMI — Book Club @ WNB.rb!
Just getting started & you’re welcome to jump in 💜
High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails 🚀
🗓 Thu • 12:30 PM ET
💬 wnb-rb.dev
#WNBrb #RubyOnRails #RubyCommunity #onlinemeetup
Just getting started & you’re welcome to jump in 💜
High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails 🚀
🗓 Thu • 12:30 PM ET
💬 wnb-rb.dev
#WNBrb #RubyOnRails #RubyCommunity #onlinemeetup
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
Please fill in the Gleam end-of-year developer survey if you have not 🙏
You don't have to be a full-on Gleam user yet! We're interested in all perspectives
developer-survey.gleam.run
You don't have to be a full-on Gleam user yet! We're interested in all perspectives
developer-survey.gleam.run
Gleam Developer Survey 2025
Help us learn about Gleam users and the community in 2025!
developer-survey.gleam.run
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Please fill in the Gleam end-of-year developer survey if you have not 🙏
You don't have to be a full-on Gleam user yet! We're interested in all perspectives
developer-survey.gleam.run
You don't have to be a full-on Gleam user yet! We're interested in all perspectives
developer-survey.gleam.run
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
I haven't mentioned it yet here, but Programming Ruby 4.0 does have a new beta out that runs all code against Ruby 4.0.0 final, and also covers Minitest 6.0 and a couple of other late breaking changes:
pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...
pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...
Programming Ruby 4 (6th edition)
Code Ruby, Be Happy!
pragprog.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I haven't mentioned it yet here, but Programming Ruby 4.0 does have a new beta out that runs all code against Ruby 4.0.0 final, and also covers Minitest 6.0 and a couple of other late breaking changes:
pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...
pragprog.com/titles/ruby6...
The latest Pragprog book review at accu.org:
Rob Moffat's Risk-First Software Development
🏅 Highly Recommended🏅
accu.org/bookreviews...
Book (still in Beta):
pragprog.com/titles/...
More accu member reviews (Many thanks to Ian Bruntlett , Reviews Editor) :
accu.org/menu-overvi...
Rob Moffat's Risk-First Software Development
🏅 Highly Recommended🏅
accu.org/bookreviews...
Book (still in Beta):
pragprog.com/titles/...
More accu member reviews (Many thanks to Ian Bruntlett , Reviews Editor) :
accu.org/menu-overvi...
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The latest Pragprog book review at accu.org:
Rob Moffat's Risk-First Software Development
🏅 Highly Recommended🏅
accu.org/bookreviews...
Book (still in Beta):
pragprog.com/titles/...
More accu member reviews (Many thanks to Ian Bruntlett , Reviews Editor) :
accu.org/menu-overvi...
Rob Moffat's Risk-First Software Development
🏅 Highly Recommended🏅
accu.org/bookreviews...
Book (still in Beta):
pragprog.com/titles/...
More accu member reviews (Many thanks to Ian Bruntlett , Reviews Editor) :
accu.org/menu-overvi...
Brand new in Beta
Practical Programming, Fourth Edition (4th edition)
by Dmitry Zinoviev with Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, and Jason Montojo
Classroom-tested by generations of Intro-to-Programming students. Updated for Python 3.14, learn how to think like a professional programmer.
🔗in🧵
Practical Programming, Fourth Edition (4th edition)
by Dmitry Zinoviev with Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, and Jason Montojo
Classroom-tested by generations of Intro-to-Programming students. Updated for Python 3.14, learn how to think like a professional programmer.
🔗in🧵
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Brand new in Beta
Practical Programming, Fourth Edition (4th edition)
by Dmitry Zinoviev with Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, and Jason Montojo
Classroom-tested by generations of Intro-to-Programming students. Updated for Python 3.14, learn how to think like a professional programmer.
🔗in🧵
Practical Programming, Fourth Edition (4th edition)
by Dmitry Zinoviev with Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, and Jason Montojo
Classroom-tested by generations of Intro-to-Programming students. Updated for Python 3.14, learn how to think like a professional programmer.
🔗in🧵
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
Here's a deal for you:
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Here's a deal for you:
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
Last day of the New Year's INSIGHT sale -
40% off with code INSIGHT
Find your inspiration -
Pragprog.com
40% off with code INSIGHT
Find your inspiration -
Pragprog.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Last day of the New Year's INSIGHT sale -
40% off with code INSIGHT
Find your inspiration -
Pragprog.com
40% off with code INSIGHT
Find your inspiration -
Pragprog.com
INSIGHT - it sometimes comes from the most unexpected places.
Can forensic psychology help you understand your codebase? Criminal psychology and code analysis might have more in common than you think...
pragprog.com/titles/...
Use code INSIGHT for 40% off
Can forensic psychology help you understand your codebase? Criminal psychology and code analysis might have more in common than you think...
pragprog.com/titles/...
Use code INSIGHT for 40% off
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
INSIGHT - it sometimes comes from the most unexpected places.
Can forensic psychology help you understand your codebase? Criminal psychology and code analysis might have more in common than you think...
pragprog.com/titles/...
Use code INSIGHT for 40% off
Can forensic psychology help you understand your codebase? Criminal psychology and code analysis might have more in common than you think...
pragprog.com/titles/...
Use code INSIGHT for 40% off
INSIGHT - "Common sense" is more important than ever in the age of AI. Building LLM-powered apps? Pick up Jay Wengrow's latest in his long-running Common-Sense series. One of the top 5 bestsellers in 2025.
40% off with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
40% off with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
INSIGHT - "Common sense" is more important than ever in the age of AI. Building LLM-powered apps? Pick up Jay Wengrow's latest in his long-running Common-Sense series. One of the top 5 bestsellers in 2025.
40% off with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
40% off with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
INSIGHT - AI assistants are TOOLS, not vibe-coding buddies.
How do the best developers multiply their abilities with AI? It’s not magic. It’s process. Amplify, don't replace your skills. Faster, smarter, safer.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
@ramtop.bsky.social
How do the best developers multiply their abilities with AI? It’s not magic. It’s process. Amplify, don't replace your skills. Faster, smarter, safer.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
@ramtop.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
INSIGHT - AI assistants are TOOLS, not vibe-coding buddies.
How do the best developers multiply their abilities with AI? It’s not magic. It’s process. Amplify, don't replace your skills. Faster, smarter, safer.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
@ramtop.bsky.social
How do the best developers multiply their abilities with AI? It’s not magic. It’s process. Amplify, don't replace your skills. Faster, smarter, safer.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
@ramtop.bsky.social
INSIGHT - Let people CHOOSE.
Self-selection is a groundbreaking concept in team formation. These authors have been there. Discover their practical roadmap to unlocking team potential and fostering a culture of autonomy and engagement.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
Self-selection is a groundbreaking concept in team formation. These authors have been there. Discover their practical roadmap to unlocking team potential and fostering a culture of autonomy and engagement.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
INSIGHT - Let people CHOOSE.
Self-selection is a groundbreaking concept in team formation. These authors have been there. Discover their practical roadmap to unlocking team potential and fostering a culture of autonomy and engagement.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
Self-selection is a groundbreaking concept in team formation. These authors have been there. Discover their practical roadmap to unlocking team potential and fostering a culture of autonomy and engagement.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
pragprog.com/titles/...
INSIGHT - Identify Risk First - a groundbreaking new framework - it reframes the entire software development process around identifying and managing risk.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
INSIGHT - Identify Risk First - a groundbreaking new framework - it reframes the entire software development process around identifying and managing risk.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Use code INSIGHT to save 40%
Now at pragprog.com
Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest sales and updates
pragprog.com/newsletter
Now at pragprog.com
Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest sales and updates
pragprog.com/newsletter
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Use code INSIGHT to save 40%
Now at pragprog.com
Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest sales and updates
pragprog.com/newsletter
Now at pragprog.com
Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest sales and updates
pragprog.com/newsletter
Top Ten for 2025 - all included in the New Year's Insight Sale
40% off sitewide with code INSIGHT at checkout
Only at Pragprog.com
40% off sitewide with code INSIGHT at checkout
Only at Pragprog.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Top Ten for 2025 - all included in the New Year's Insight Sale
40% off sitewide with code INSIGHT at checkout
Only at Pragprog.com
40% off sitewide with code INSIGHT at checkout
Only at Pragprog.com
Insight takes time. Books still create space for it.
We just had our biggest day in StoryGraph history! Thanks for joining, we have big plans for 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Insight takes time. Books still create space for it.
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
My household, overrun by the grandkids, is more agile/lean than your team. And that's mainly due to my wonderful wife. I observe:
- Frequent check-ins: "How are you doing? Is there anything I can do to make your life easier?"
- Frequent evaluation: "Is this working? How can it be better?"
- Frequent check-ins: "How are you doing? Is there anything I can do to make your life easier?"
- Frequent evaluation: "Is this working? How can it be better?"
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
My household, overrun by the grandkids, is more agile/lean than your team. And that's mainly due to my wonderful wife. I observe:
- Frequent check-ins: "How are you doing? Is there anything I can do to make your life easier?"
- Frequent evaluation: "Is this working? How can it be better?"
- Frequent check-ins: "How are you doing? Is there anything I can do to make your life easier?"
- Frequent evaluation: "Is this working? How can it be better?"
Insight: what NON-technical books got inside your head this year?
Pragdave, on why we still need books: "Insight isn’t about accumulating facts; it’s about seeing relationships. Books get inside your head and make that happen."
media.pragprog.com/n...
Pragdave, on why we still need books: "Insight isn’t about accumulating facts; it’s about seeing relationships. Books get inside your head and make that happen."
media.pragprog.com/n...
Insight, Intuition, Inspiration
It's the time of year when folks pause and reflect, thinking about the year gone by and the year to come. I've been thinking a lot about books and the Bookshelf. It's no secret that book sales are down across the board, and we're feeling the pain. So I've been wondering: do we still need books?
media.pragprog.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Insight: what NON-technical books got inside your head this year?
Pragdave, on why we still need books: "Insight isn’t about accumulating facts; it’s about seeing relationships. Books get inside your head and make that happen."
media.pragprog.com/n...
Pragdave, on why we still need books: "Insight isn’t about accumulating facts; it’s about seeing relationships. Books get inside your head and make that happen."
media.pragprog.com/n...
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
Had a great time chatting with John Ainsworth about 30+ years of teaching:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrC...
30 Years of Teaching: What Actually Worked For Me
YouTube video by John Ainsworth
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Had a great time chatting with John Ainsworth about 30+ years of teaching:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrC...
Reposted by The Pragmatic Bookshelf ✅
Want to write better and faster? Last Call for my Q1 2026 Writing Workshop
www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/01/...
#Writing
www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/01/...
#Writing
Last Call for the Q1 2026 Writing Workshop - Johanna Rothman
I've run the Free Your Inner Writer workshop since 2018. The writers who do the work tell me they find it helpful and a way to start their writing careers. (Regardless of how much they choose to write...
www.jrothman.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Want to write better and faster? Last Call for my Q1 2026 Writing Workshop
www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/01/...
#Writing
www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/01/...
#Writing