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Heidi Waterhouse is a technical writer, developer advocate, and world-recognized speaker. Her most prolific writing by volume is to-do lists. She lives in the midwest with her wife, kids, and three cats who like to scream during recording sessions.
Adam is a start-up and venture capital Advisor providing guidance on leadership, platform architecture, product marketing, and GTM strategy. He has over 20 years of experience working in a variety of roles from software engineering to technical sales. He has worked in both enterprise and consumer companies such as VMware, EMC, GitHub, and LaunchDarkly. Adam is driven by a passion for inclusive leadership and solving problems with technology. As an Advisor he works with a number of startups and nonprofits. His perspective on life has been shaped by a background in Physics and Visual Art, an ongoing adventure as a husband and father, and a childhood career as a fire juggler.
James is co-founder of RedMonk, the developer-focused industry analyst company. Research and analysis into tech trends and directions. Enjoys working with anyone that wants to better understand software developers and engineering organisations, what makes them tick, and the decisions they make. Came up with the term Progressive Delivery. Father of 3. Londoner. Vermouth enjoyer.
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Learn more how customers reviews work on AmazonThe moment I saw that James Governor was one of the authors of this book I immediately preordered it. I have been a longtime follower of his and the good folks at Redmond so I knew the content would be insightful. Talk about an understatement! I started reading it the other day and could not put it down. For those of us who were engaged in the DevOps movement Progressive Delivery fills in the missing piece. It's not just about the technical capability of delivering new functionality to users as soon as it's ready but the USER EXPERIENCE aspects of doing so. So many users are afraid of upgrades because it often feels like the rug is being pulled out from under them. Progressive Delivery outlines steps to navigate making these changes in a way that is empathetic to users. Highly recommended!
“Progressive Delivery” by James Governor is an absolute game-changer. This book doesn’t just explain modern software delivery - it electrifies it. Governor breaks down complex concepts with clarity, momentum, and storytelling that keeps you turning pages like it’s a thriller.
What makes this book sparkle is how practical and actionable it is. You don’t just learn “what” progressive delivery is—you see exactly “why” it matters and how to apply it right now to ship smarter, safer, and faster. Whether you're an engineer, product leader, or tech-curious strategist, this book hands you the blueprint for building resilient, customer-centric systems that evolve with confidence.
It’s fresh. It’s insightful. It’s the book every modern tech team should have within arm’s reach. If you care about delivering quality without the chaos, go get this book. It’s not just a read-it’s an upgrade.
In general, the writing is great. The structure, the A’s, the case studies—all excellent. Going through the history is also worthwhile and adds value for the reader.
I think the future proofing was the weakest chapter. I wish the degradation and “what do we owe our users” were bigger sections.
I wish the case studies had some more details. Specifically the alignment chapter, on how big orgs have achieved alignment and the techniques they find successful.
The thesis: delivering the right product to the right person at the right time, is *chefskiss*.
That is, honestly, a fundamental piece of running a business. And in the tech industry we’ve largely forgotten that’s what we’re supposed to be doing. It is easy to get distracted by all sorts of things, VCs, trends, waves, bubbles, let alone the technology itself.
By the end of the book, you might get the impression that “feature flags solve all your problems” (it’s an element of every single chapter). But, that isn’t quite true. Additionally, there ought to be a “what feature flags make difficult” and how to handle running a complicated system with hundreds of feature flag permutations.
Many tech books can be dry, but not this one! Progressive Delivery is wonderfully written.
It's clear, engaging, and grounded in real-world experience. The authors do an excellent job explaining the principles behind progressive delivery without getting bogged down in tool-specific details.
