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Adam Korga

Self-proclaimed writer

Survived 20 years in IT. Mostly intact.

A pen name. I try not to pull punches — though I do flinch when they come back.

I've been a developer, an architect, a scrum master, and a platform guy. I've worked in startups that moved fast and broke things — and in enterprises that moved slow and broke people.

After nearly 20 years of collecting buzzwords, rituals, and pain (in roughly equal parts), I decided it's time someone documented the madness — with just enough irony to survive.

No, I won't tell you which parts are based on real conversations. You already know.

IT Dictionary

The not-so-serious but brutally honest guide to the IT world and lingo

From cryptic acronyms to absurd rituals, IT Dictionary unpacks the jargon, inside jokes, and quiet despair that make modern tech what it is.

The book is divided into five delightfully painful parts:

  • Part 1: Core IT – Survival Mode Activated: where the madness begins
  • Part 2: Agile Rituals and Other Cargo Cults: ceremonies, stand-ups, and status theater
  • Part 3: Corpoland – Where Ideas Go to Get Approved: enterprise life in all its bloated glory
  • Part 4: Startupistan – Chaos, Hoodie and Deadline: when "move fast" meets "break everything"
  • Part 5: AI – The New Kid in Town: buzzwords, hallucinations, and synthetic dreams
  • Bonus: Cursed UI collection

With over 1,000 entries and a healthy dose of irony, this book helps you decode what people really mean when they say things like "we're being agile" or "just a small refactor."

If you're a seasoned engineer — you'll realize you're not alone.

If you're just starting out — you'll get a glimpse of what's coming.

And if you work with IT people — you might finally understand why most of us have that slightly haunted look in our eyes.

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Sample from the book
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Get Your Copy

Available now on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.

Coming soon on Amazon

Coming Soon:

• Paperback Edition

• Kindle Edition

• Audiobook Version
(unless someone manages to record it without crying or rage-quitting halfway)