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In this episode, Adam reads haikus from The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book.

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• 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction.
• 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence
• 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership
• 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James

Chapters

• (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Five
• (00:22) - The Zen of Programming
• (01:08) - Support the Show
• (01:34) - The Zen Nun Yoshiko
• (02:16) - Haiku One
• (02:38) - Haiku Two
• (02:58) - Haiku Three
• (03:33) - Haiku Four
• (03:41) - Haiku Five
• (04:02) - Haiku Six
• (04:14) - Haiku Seven
• (04:21) - Haiku Eight
• (04:53) - Dedication
• (05:41) - Haiku Nine
• (06:46) - The Small Batches Way

In this episode, Adam reads book four in The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. This episode features koans from the fabled zen Master Lan-Hsi.

Want more?

• 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction.
• 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence
• 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership
• 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James

Chapters

• (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Four
• (01:09) - Support The Show
• (01:34) - The Master Lan-Hsi
• (01:48) - Koan One
• (03:19) - Koan Two
• (05:01) - Koan Three
• (06:10) - Koan Four
• (07:52) - Koan Five
• (08:15) - Koan Six
• (09:22) - Koan Seven
• (09:31) - Koan Eight
• (09:56) - Koan Nine
• (10:30) - The Zen of Software Delivery