The Reading Shelf

The technical reading lives here, most of it on O’Reilly. I keep a playlist for each subject, and you can open any of them. The study tracks feed the cybernetics family tree and the math under it.

A book shows up under its playlist once I have read it or skimmed it and said so. Being on a playlist is not the same as being read. The reviews are in the Library.

Study tracks

A path each, the books in order inside it.

Complexity · Simulate it playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Complexity science
Cybernetics · Systems and control playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Systems thinking
Data science · Statistics to analysis playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Entropy, coding, compression
Math 1 · Brush up (rusty foundations) playlist on O’Reilly

In the math: logs and roots
Math 2 · Calculus, fast playlist on O’Reilly

In the math: calculus
Math 3 · Math for neural networks playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Neural nets, deep learning · In the math: probability, linear algebra
Math 4 · Build a network playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Neural nets, deep learning, Reinforcement learning · In the math: neural nets
Observability · SRE (the governor in production) playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Control loops in software

Shelves

A subject each, filed the way a bookshop would.

AI engineering, LLMs and agents playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Neural nets, deep learning, Reinforcement learning
AWS and certification prep playlist on O’Reilly
Cloud and app security playlist on O’Reilly
Curiosities: quantum, web3, odd ones playlist on O’Reilly
Data engineering and SQL playlist on O’Reilly
DevOps, IaC and delivery playlist on O’Reilly
Engineering leadership playlist on O’Reilly
Games and game design playlist on O’Reilly
Kubernetes and platform engineering playlist on O’Reilly
Languages, Linux and tools playlist on O’Reilly
Maker and electronics playlist on O’Reilly
Markets and finance code playlist on O’Reilly
Software architecture and design patterns playlist on O’Reilly

On the tree: Organizational design

Opening a playlist needs an O’Reilly account. More from the shelves: the Library · the cybernetics reading path · the family tree