Firefox/Reading Group

Mission

Every month (or so) we choose one book (or a set of articles/essays) to read, then get together to discuss it. Ideas for topics include programming, engineering, design, etc. Basically anything that makes us better software developers.

Mailing List

If you're interested in participating, please join our mailing list: https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-reading

Discussions

Discussions will take place approximately on the last Friday of every month.

Current Reading

• June/July 2013: Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris Okasaki
• Discussion: Friday, July 19, 12pm (Margaret's Vidyo room, I'll also book a room in SF)
• Leader: ttaubert

Past Reading

• January 2013: Effective JavaScript by Dave Herman (discussion notes)
• February 2013: Unwritten Laws of Engineering (discussion notes)
• March 2013: Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project
• April/May 2013: The Art of Unix Programming by Eric S. Raymond (discussion notes)
• June/July 2013: Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris Okasaki

Ideas for Future Reading

• Psychology of Computer Programming
• Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks
• The Architecture of Open Source Applications
• How Google Tests Software
• Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It
• Violent Python
• Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
• Essential COM
• Joel on Software