Yesterday I pushed the button on the pre-order for the Kindle Edition of HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in I.T.
You can get it here and it will be delivered to your device on September 25th
What people are saying about HUMAN SOFTWARE:
“A proper page turner, part thriller, part whodunnit and a fine dystopian parable” – Charles Humble, Tech consultant & Journalist at Conissaunce
“Absolutely gripping! A must-read” – Lovdeep Pannu, CTO at Epicenter
WHEN THE 3 A.M. CALL COMES IN… DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE IT?
A US shipping giant bets big on data centres and AI products, but when an ambitious executive is sent over to the UK to slash the local operations and development workforce, she gets more than she bargained for.
For anyone who’s ever shipped flaky code, knowingly increased technical debt or sat through another pointless stand-up, HUMAN SOFTWARE is a razor-sharp dystopian thriller that highlights the absurdities and dangers of modern software engineering and our AI-driven future.
HUMAN SOFTWARE is the story of two women battling the pressures of work and expectation, set against the backdrop of a savage downsizing at the major employer of a small UK town. Exploring themes of 24/7/365 tech culture, burnout, mental health, globalisation, AI, climate change and the dehumanisation of work.
Software engineering and IT are fast becoming a blue-collar ghetto in the corporate world. With AI lowering the barrier to entry, those on the front line are under increasing pressure to justify their value. Beth is an overworked British engineer, and Chrissie is the American executive sent to fire her. They will have to form an unlikely alliance to save more than just their own jobs.
Contemporary and technological, Human Software shows you how heroes can become villains and vice versa.