diff --git a/content/reviews/books/ad-astra.md b/content/reviews/books/ad-astra.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7f36b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/ad-astra.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ ++++ +title = "Ad Astra - Jack Campbell" +date = 2019-12-28 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "scifi"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23766830-ad-astra): +In Jack Campbell’s New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet series, Campbell’s +hero Captain Black Jack Geary explores the furthest reaches of space. Here, +Campbell explores what kinds of problems mankind might face as our horizons +expand. The third in a series of collections of Campbell’s short stories +includes some of Campbell’s favorite stories, and some of his earliest. A +brand new author’s note accompanies each story. + + + +{{ stars(stars=5) }} + +While short stories may not give a general sense of the whole -- 'cause they +are, after all, short -- the stories here are very interesting, and very good +sci-fi. + +Honestly, it's really hard to give some indication of how the stories go +without going into spoilers. + +But, again, there are very good stories, some even touching, some discussing +social issues (without being "in your face", like any good Star Trek episode). + +And the narration is pretty good too. Easy to read, easy to keep going. diff --git a/content/reviews/books/mastering-docker.md b/content/reviews/books/mastering-docker.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..26c26f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/mastering-docker.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ ++++ +title = "Mastering Docker - Russ McKendrick" +date = 2019-12-21 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "docker", "packt", "russ mckendrick", "it"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35820617-mastering-docker---second-edition): +Experience first- and third-party tools such as Docker Compose, Docker +Machine, Portainer, and Rancher Learn how to leverage Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, +and Docker Swarm and know when each solution is appropriate Discover how +Docker can be integrated into your daily workflows. + + + +{{ stars(stars=1) }} + +How does one "master" docker when there is not a single word about layers? + +How does one "master" docker when you have "sudo apt update && sudo apt +install -y git" with a description of "so it doesn't have to wait for one +process to end to start the other"? + +This is another book coming from a book farm where people write about things +they don't know properly. This is another book coming from a book farm where +reviewers seem picked in the basis of "does not know enough about the subject +to not make a fuss so we can publish it as soon as possible". + +If you want to learn about docker, stay away from this book. It will do more +harm than good.