42 ways to fail lovingly in IT

By Thorsten Kansy

Learning to fail lovingly is an art - especially in IT.
Whether you're writing code or managing projects. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro. Whether you swear by C#, Rust, or some obscure language only you and its inventor have heard of.
This book is for everyone who started out with big dreams... and then slammed into a wall at full speed.
And for those who'd prefer to avoid that particular experience.

"42 Ways to Lovingly Fail in IT" is no ordinary tech book.
It's a survival guide for developers - and for everyone who's ever sat in a daily stand-up and thought:
"Am I the only one who finds this completely absurd?"

What's inside: 42 charmingly satirical ways to crash your IT projects with maximum flairReal-life anecdotes so ridiculous they must be trueHumorous yet thought-provoking reflections on technical (and human) misstepsComfort for anyone who's ever taken "testing is for others" a bit too literallyEmergency exits for when you've coded yourself into a cornerPerfect for reading, chuckling, gifting - and failing with styleWho is this book for?
For everyone working in IT - or who has at least tried.
For anyone who's had a brush with Scrum, Git, logging, deployments, or death by PowerPoint.
For all those who enjoy a good failure... as long as they can laugh about it afterward.

The ways: The Glorious Art of Ignoring Data TypesAlways Apply "Group Thinking"Whoever Uses the Most Buzzwords Wins - Victory by BabblingTesting Is for OthersThe More Complex, the BetterThe AI is Always Right (Obviously)Variety Keeps You YoungJust Do Support for All Customers on the SideWhy Specialize When There Are So Many Exciting Programming Environments?The Cloud Makes Everything BetterThe Fine Art of Cluelessness - A Guide to Perfect Effort EstimationThe Scapegoat - Or: When Humans Are Never to BlameThe More External Packages, the More ProfessionalNever Think About ArchitectureThere's Always Room for One More Abstraction Layer"Just Quickly" and "That Can't Be Too Much Work" Always WorkKeeping the Thrill AliveDo not Create Meaningful DocumentationComments Are for People Who Don't Know What They're DoingApplications Should Never LogAvoid Any Error HandlingMake Premature AssumptionsIgnore HeisenbugsOrganize as Many Meetings as PossibleAlways Work Without or With Vague RequirementsFor Requirements, Never Ask Someone Who KnowsNever, Never Ignore a New TrendIf Someone Has Experience, they've Only Done it Wrong So FarCall in External ExpertsMy Database - The Unknown CreatureUse All the Features of Your Programming LanguageAbandon All Optimization - There's Always Faster HardwareDespise Git - Nothing Beats a Local CopyDeployments Only a Day Before VacationNever Use Your StrengthsCommunicate Only the Obvious and the TrivialToo Many Cooks Always Make the Best BrothBe the Lone WolfRuin Your Health and Private LifeAvoid Physical Movement and the Magical Fruit BasketAlways Take Everything PersonallySell Yourself Short

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVRRXXMG
• ISBN13: 9798297005914
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"