Description
404: Stress Not Found is a light, humorous, and calming book for software engineers who feel tired, overwhelmed, or quietly burned out. Through short, relatable scenes from everyday developer life-standups, tickets, builds, reviews, and late-night debugging-the book offers gentle humor, shared recognition, and moments of relief. It does not teach productivity or career success. Instead, it helps readers feel less alone, smile at familiar absurdities, and mentally breathe for a few minutes between tasks. This book is designed to be read slowly, casually, or in short breaks, leaving the reader slightly lighter than before. Abdelfattah Ragab is a senior software engineer focused on designing and building software systems that must operate reliably at scale and evolve over time. His work spans system architecture, performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability across modern web and backend technologies.He has experience working on complex production systems where correctness, clarity, and responsible decision-making matter more than short-term trends or tools. His writing focuses on helping experienced engineers develop stronger mental models, architectural judgment, and the ability to reason about tradeoffs in real-world software systems.Abdelfattah writes for professionals who are responsible not just for delivering features, but for shaping systems that must remain understandable, adaptable, and trustworthy as requirements and teams change.
