The characters and situations in the book are stereotypical, however that’s not a criticism. It's an engaging story and well read by chris ruen although i'm pretty sure he mispronounced a word or two.

Book has a lot of interesting ideas and demonstrates the effectiveness of devops, in an ideal world. Almost all (profitable) companies now employ to do development work. Amazing way of showing how important devops & it as a whole is for a company ...  Read More

This book is an unbelievably accurate though not factual journey through the fictional evolution of the company parts unlimited. This is possibly the peak of the business/technical book wrapped in a novel genre.

It really solidifies in your thinking the power of agile, iterative development. And how to avoid roadblocks. The focus is not only on getting feedback but also on how fast we can get the feedback in order to make necessary corrections/improvement qui...  Read More

The book reads like it was written by someone who was only tangentially aware of the world of devops. The protagonist, an alleged vp with nearly two decades of experience, is incapable of solving even basic problems in his workspace. The problem isn't...  Read More

As a novel it is underwhelming, not at all realistic. Naive storytelling, full of oversimplifications and logical gaps. Terrible prose. It just frustrates the readers.