> Don't feel compelled to read books cover-to-cover I more often find myself compelled, by managers (who believe without any real evidence besides wanting it

> Don't feel compelled to read books cover-to-cover I more often find myself compelled, by managers (who believe without any real evidence besides wanting it to be true), NOT to read a book cover to cover even when the subject matter demands it. I’ve never, not once in 30 years of software development, seen a coworker reading a book. Reading for true comprehension is frowned upon as a “waste of time”.