# The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicks

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicks and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for confronting a hard team dilemma head-on and for being an interesting, fun read. No recurring caveat appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Confronts a hard team dilemma (1 comments): "I like how Cat Hicks in Psychology of Software Teams confronts this dilemma on page 9" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281462))
- Looks interesting to readers (2 comments): "It's a shame, because it looks like an interesting book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48986665)) "This book looks super interesting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48990222))
- Fun to read (1 comments): "buy the book and read it for funsies" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48993372))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1032963387?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781032963389) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicks", https://hackerapproved.com/p/psychology-of-software-teams/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).