Learn how modern applications are designed, built, and deployed. These books cover development best practices, software lifecycles, and key technologies for creating effective web, mobile, and desktop apps.
Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures If you thought software architecture was all about clean diagrams and clear-cut answers, Software Architecture: The Hard Parts is here to set the record straight. In the real world, there are no universal best practices that magically apply to every problem. Instead, architecture is about trade-offs, judgment calls, and […]
The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems Let’s be honest. Building modern software systems can feel like assembling IKEA furniture without instructions, in the dark, while new tools fall from the ceiling every five minutes. Between relational databases, NoSQL stores, stream processors, batch jobs, and message brokers, today’s data landscape is more crowded […]
From Journeyman to Master Some books teach you how to code. The Pragmatic Programmer teaches you how to think like a programmer. First published in 1999 and still a favorite among dev teams and coding bootcamps, this classic by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas delivers timeless wisdom straight from the trenches. Endorsed by Ward Cunningham, […]
A Craftsman’s Guide to Software Structure and Design You’ve written clean code. You’ve learned to test and refactor. Now it is time to level up and think like an architect. In Clean Architecture, legendary software expert Robert C. Martin, better known as “Uncle Bob,” shifts focus from code-level craftsmanship to the big-picture structure of software […]
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Let’s be honest. Even bad code runs. But as every seasoned developer knows, messy code comes at a cost. It clutters projects, confuses teams, and silently eats away at productivity until your sprint velocity flatlines and your codebase becomes a house of cards. Enter Clean Code: A Handbook of […]