The book tries to be a novel that also teaches a bunch of aspirational IT stuff and ends up failing on both accounts. When it's not preaching about functional programming or talking about how good Maxine is at her job, it's telling a frankly boring workplace drama. The whole thing feels like a series of lunch-and-learn type presentations on what to focus on in business, squished into a novel. It's generally boring but not informative enough to look past the boredom. You'll probably be better served reading another novel or a textbook.