The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter in 2023
2023 was the second full year of The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter, and this newsletter is now almost two and a half years old; the first issue came out on 26 August 2021. Thank you for being a reader, I greatly value your support.
This year, 102 newsletter issues were published, and this is number 103. You received a deepdive issue on Tuesdays, and every Thursday it was “The Pulse” – formerly The Scoop. Occasionally, there was a bonus article on Wednesdays, too, such as about the book, Tidy First?
Like last year, these newsletters all add up to 5-7 books’ worth of information. And speaking of books, this year I finally published the project I’ve been busy writing for years on the side of the newsletter: The Software Engineer’s Guidebook. This turned into a four-year-long endeavor; thank you to everyone who purchased the paperback edition. Kindle and audiobook formats are expected in early 2024.
Today’s issue is a look back at 2023, with pointers to articles you may want to reread, or discover for the first time. We cover:
- The newsletter’s evolution
- The most popular articles, and my personal favorites
- New resources and templates for engineers and managers added this year
- Tech industry pulse in 2023
For reviews of earlier years, see The Pragmatic Engineer in 2021 and in 2022.
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