# 📚 Books I read in April 2026

DevFeed: [📚 Books I read in April 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/books-i-read-in-april-2026-39851.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://makemeacto.cc/books-i-read-in-april-2026/>)

Author: Sergio Visinoni

Published: 2026-05-06T05:00:45Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Sudo Make Me a CTO](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sudo-make-me-a-cto.md>)

Topics: [Vibe coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vibe-coding.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [books](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/books.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [critical-thinking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-thinking.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [vibe-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vibe-coding.md>)

## AI overview

A monthly reading post reviews several books and criticizes Vibe Coding by Gene Kim and Steve Yegge. The author argues that the book has weak arguments, an overly enthusiastic and repetitive style, sparse ideas, and dangerous claims, while warning readers to apply critical thinking and retain basic software engineering practices when evaluating vibe coding.

## Source excerpt

The first time that the highlight of the month is not a recommendation, a helpful book on data, and a peculiar one from a fiction author I recently discovered