Conversational AI

• Dialog Systems, by Jurafsky and Martin
  • Introduction to terminology and concepts in conversational systems.
• Conversational AI in 2020, by Srini Janarthanam
  • Summary of the year’s developments

Product Management

• User Story Mapping, by Jeff Patton
  • Detailed explanation of how user stories work and a method of choosing what stories to do when.
• Inspired, by Marty Cagan
  • Guide to the role of the product manager and to the process of discovering and implementing tech products
• The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries
  • A classic and a motivating read
• Product People Reading List, by Reghu Thanumalayan
  • great reading list by Reghu Thanumalayan of Deutsche Telekom

Organization and Efficient Thinking

• Visual Thinking, by Willemien Brand
  • Introduction to aspects of design thinking and scrum, as well as a great collection of icons and templates for your own use.
• Design Thinking, by Kerguenne, et al.
  • Introduction to design thinking and collection of design thinking rituals

Coding

• Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, by Zed Shaw
  • Well written introduction to Python with great exercises.
• Learn JavaScript the Hard Way, by Zed Shaw
  • I’m hoping to dive deeper into node.js with this book.
• C Programmieren von Anfang an, by Helmut Erlenkötter
  • Guide to getting down the basics in C
• Flask Book, by Miguel Grinberg
  • Step-by-step guide to the components of the Flask framework for web development in Python.

Git

• ProGit
  • In-depth summary of basic and advanced git functionality.
• How the Creators of Git Do Branching, Hackernoon

Embedded Programming

• Arduino Book, by Benjamin Kappel
  • Guide to writing sketches for Arduino and introduction to electrical engineering principles.

Writing

• Writing a Thesis in Markdown
  • I sometimes write in Latex, but came to the realization that in the end, it is a paper-dependent system. Who needs paper anyway?