dearnode press

Books for people who
build things that last.

Dearnode Press is the publishing imprint of dearnode. It publishes clear, opinionated books on software and craft. Independent, small, and in no hurry.

Imprint
Dearnode Press
First title
Early August 2026

Coming early August 2026

The Boring AI Engineer

Why Boring Technology Wins When AI Writes the Code

Andrew Kwak

An argument for the unglamorous choices — proven tools, plain architectures, systems you can still reason about — in a moment when machines write most of the code.

Pre-order on Amazon →

In progress

Agentic Engineering

How to Build Software When AI Agents Do the Work

Dearnode Press

A practical guide to context, tests, review, and control when software is planned and written with AI agents.

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