The DevOps Handbook
The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kimby Gene Kim
Shares rank 14 of 16 technical books by recommenders
People recommend it as a practical reference they return to often, with copies heavily annotated and marked up by readers. No critics were recorded.
People recommend it as a practical reference they return to often, with copies heavily annotated and marked up by readers. No critics were recorded.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Heavily annotated, well-used reference copy
“My copy of "DevOps Handbook" is covered in tags and handwritten notes.”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” Relevant to software delivery pipelines
“I feel very well placed to have continuing value in the SDLC pipeline”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “How to Not Die by a Thousand Cuts. Or, How to Think About Software Quality”
Other technical books people recommend
The four most recommended other technical books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux From Scratchby the LFS Project | 72 | 19 | 79% | 9 | 20 yrs13 owners | Approved |
| Game Engine White Papers: Commander Keen | 13 | 2 | 87% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Offline password cracking bookby Bojta | 10 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| FreeBSD Handbookby FreeBSD Documentation Project | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
| The DevOps Handbookby Gene KimThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I feel very well placed to have continuing value in the SDLC pipeline”
“My copy of "DevOps Handbook" is covered in tags and handwritten notes.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.