The Systems Bible
The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small
John Gall
Hardcover published by Quadragle/The New York Times Book Co., third printing, August 1977, copyright 1975....
Publish Date
2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1977
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9780961825102
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2022-09-24T14:52:20.000Z
@0xdea @caseyjohnellis @essobi @sawaba Here is a great book on systems.
Everything is a system. This is one of the better books written about how systems “work” … e.g.
>> IN A CLOSED SYSTEM, INFORMATION TENDS TO DECREASE AND HALLUCINATION TENDS TO INCREASE – source2018-09-12T18:42:50.000Z
New series of "Behind the Curtain" books that explain how stuff works, with highlights in each book's thread. I'll add more as I find new ones and revisit old. Quoted thread below explains why all of this is worthwhile.
First up:
1. The Systems Bible by John Gall – source2013-11-18T16:59:06.000Z
@cwodtke Mythical Man-Month--Fred Brooks. The Innovator's Dilemma--Clay Christensen, Systemantics--J. Gall. Wait, those aren't UX books. – source