Spring Forward 

The Human Side 

  


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use code:  Spring2026

   

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Earlier titles all still on sale!

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Spring Forward is aimed at developing your ability to adapt. Over the past few weeks, we've focused on building technical strength and flexibility, exploring AI and emerging technologies, modern application development, software craftsmanship, and whole new ways of thinking about software development.


But the technical side isn't enough. 


Many developers are facing a level of uncertainty that would have been hard even to imagine just a few years ago. AI is changing so many parts of the landscape. Expectations are shifting. Teams are getting leaner. And whether you're actively looking for your next role or happily growing where you are, resilience isn't an option. 


The human side has never been more important.


The good news is that some of the most valuable skills aren't tied to any particular language, framework, or technology.  


The ability to communicate clearly, stay healthy, work effectively with others, manage your time and energy, navigate organizational challenges, lead when needed, and continue learning throughout your career—these are the human skills that remain valuable no matter what changes come next.


That's what this week's collection is all about.


This Week's Featured Titles:

  • The Stress Equation
  • The Healthy Programmer, Second Edition
  • Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
  • Creating Great Teams, Second Edition
  • Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
  • Guiding Star OKRs
  • Effective Remote Work
  • Successful Independent Consulting
  • Help Your Boss Help You
  • Real-World Kanban, Second Edition


All of these are now 50% off with code Spring2026. Many of these titles have audio-book versions.  If that's a better fit for you, those are included, too.


And remember: earlier weeks' collections are still on sale.  (All titles included so far are listed below.)


Each week, we’re adding a new hand-picked collection to our Spring Forward Sale, and every featured title remains 50% off through the end of the sale.



SPRING FORWARD

50% OFF CURATED DEVELOPER COLLECTIONS

New collections added weekly for 6 weeks

Use Sale Code: Spring2026

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Previous Weeks' Collections

(still included in the sale):

Week One:

  • Process Over Magic: Beyond Vibe Coding
  • A Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering
  • Vector Search with JavaScript
  • A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms in Python, Vol 1
  • A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms in Python, Vol 2
  • More SQL Antipatterns
  • tmux 3
  • Machine Learning in Elixir
  • Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers
  • Genetic Algorithms in Elixir


Week Two:

  • Agile Web Development with Rails 8
  • Cruising Along with Java
  • Hotwire Native for Rails Developers
  • Serverless Apps on Cloudflare
  • Modern Front-End Development for Rails, Second Edition
  • Programming Ruby 4
  • Rails Scales!
  • High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails
  • Ruby on Rails Background Jobs with Sidekiq
  • Test-Driven React, Second Edition


Week Three:

  • Real-World Event Sourcing
  • More SQL Antipatterns
  • Mockito Made Clear
  • Engineering Elixir Applications
  • Debugging TypeScript Applications
  • Resourceful Code Reuse
  • Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit, Third Edition
  • Concurrent Data Processing in Elixir
  • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques
  • Real-World Kanban, Second Edition

Week Four:

  • Risk-First Software Development, Second Edition
  • Your Code as a Crime Scene, Second Edition
  • simplicity
  • Ash Framework
  • Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir
  • Programming Clojure, Fourth Edition
  • Advanced Hands-on Rust
  • Network Programming in Elixir and Erlang
  • Eloquent Ruby, Second Edition
  • Effective Haskell


Find something new and have some fun!


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Spring Forward 

Week Five


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The Human Side.

Strengthening our resilience. Adapt, communicate clearly, work effectively with others, manage competing priorities, and sustain your energy and humanity over the long haul.

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