The Psychology of Software Teams
The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicksby Cat Hicks
Shares rank 51 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
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: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Confronts a hard team dilemma
“I like how Cat Hicks in Psychology of Software Teams confronts this dilemma on page 9”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Process as a Proxy for Motivation” Looks interesting to readers
“It's a shame, because it looks like an interesting book.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “The Psychology of Software Teams” “This book looks super interesting.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “The Psychology of Software Teams” Fun to read
“buy the book and read it for funsies”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “The Psychology of Software Teams”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Psychology of Software Teamsby Cat HicksThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like how Cat Hicks in Psychology of Software Teams confronts this dilemma on page 9”
“buy the book and read it for funsies”
“blocking bugs with my Canadian physical address”
“This book looks super interesting.”
“It's a shame, because it looks like an interesting book.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.