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The Phoenix Project

by Gene Kim • 2013

An IT manager's sudden promotion comes with crashing payroll systems and a flagship project on fire.

4.26

50k+

🏢 Business Parable 💻 Tech Industry 🧠 Systems Thinking 🗣️ Socratic Mentor 📋 Workplace Fiction

The Phoenix Project

An IT manager's sudden promotion comes with crashing payroll systems and a flagship project on fire.

by Gene Kim 2013 450 pages

4.26

50k+ ratings

🏢 Business Parable 💻 Tech Industry 🧠 Systems Thinking 🗣️ Socratic Mentor 📋 Workplace Fiction

Clean Code

by Robert C. Martin • 2007

Reading code dominates a developer's day; these rules keep your colleagues from cursing your name.

4.35

23k+

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📖 Code Readability 🔄 Refactoring ✅ Test-Driven Development ✨ Code Quality

Clean Code

Reading code dominates a developer's day; these rules keep your colleagues from cursing your name.

by Robert C. Martin 2007 464 pages

4.35

23k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📖 Code Readability 🔄 Refactoring ✅ Test-Driven Development ✨ Code Quality

The Mythical Man-Month

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. • 1975

A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.

4.01

15k+

🏗️ Software Project Management 🧱 Systems Design 🎨 Conceptual Design 👥 Team Dynamics 🔄 Incremental Development

The Mythical Man-Month

A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 1975 322 pages

4.01

15k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Project Management 🧱 Systems Design 🎨 Conceptual Design 👥 Team Dynamics 🔄 Incremental Development

Clean Architecture

by Robert C. Martin • 2017

Why your database should never be the center: building business logic that outlives its frameworks.

4.21

7k+

🏛️ Software Architecture 🔗 Dependency Management 🧱 Component Architecture ✅ Testable Design 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Clean Architecture

Why your database should never be the center: building business logic that outlives its frameworks.

by Robert C. Martin 2017 432 pages

4.21

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Software Architecture 🔗 Dependency Management 🧱 Component Architecture ✅ Testable Design 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Building Microservices

by Sam Newman • 2014

Break the monolith: how to carve out autonomous services that deploy fast and evolve independently.

4.22

5k+

🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems 🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 Domain-Driven Design 🌱 Evolutionary Architecture

Building Microservices

Break the monolith: how to carve out autonomous services that deploy fast and evolve independently.

by Sam Newman 2014 473 pages

4.22

5k+ ratings

🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems 🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 Domain-Driven Design 🌱 Evolutionary Architecture

A Philosophy of Software Design

by John Ousterhout • 2018

Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.

4.22

4k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design 💸 Technical Debt 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

A Philosophy of Software Design

Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.

by John Ousterhout 2018 184 pages

4.22

4k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design 💸 Technical Debt 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Python Crash Course

by Eric Matthes • 2015

Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.

4.35

3k+

🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Visualization 🌱 Beginner Programming 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 📈 Data Analysis

Python Crash Course

Learn Python through data: plot random walks, map countries, and build interactive charts from zero.

by Eric Matthes 2015 544 pages

4.35

3k+ ratings

🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Visualization 🌱 Beginner Programming 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 📈 Data Analysis

Mastering Bitcoin

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2014

21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.

4.31

2k+

💰 Digital Currency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🖥️ Distributed Systems 💵 Monetary Systems 📖 Technical Reference

Mastering Bitcoin

21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2014 296 pages

4.31

2k+ ratings

💰 Digital Currency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🖥️ Distributed Systems 💵 Monetary Systems 📖 Technical Reference

Program or Be Programmed

by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010

Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.

3.72

1k+

🌐 Media Ecology ⚖️ Technological Bias 🎮 Digital Agency ⏰ Attention Economy 💻 Code Literacy

Program or Be Programmed

Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.

by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 152 pages

3.72

1k+ ratings

🌐 Media Ecology ⚖️ Technological Bias 🎮 Digital Agency ⏰ Attention Economy 💻 Code Literacy

The SaaS Playbook

by Rob Walling • 2023

Build a multimillion-dollar SaaS on your own terms: no VC, no board, just a repeatable playbook.

4.28

500+

🏢 B2b Saas 🚀 Bootstrapped Startups 💰 Saas Pricing 📊 Saas Metrics 📘 Startup Playbooks

The SaaS Playbook

Build a multimillion-dollar SaaS on your own terms: no VC, no board, just a repeatable playbook.

by Rob Walling 2023 202 pages

4.28

500+ ratings

🏢 B2b Saas 🚀 Bootstrapped Startups 💰 Saas Pricing 📊 Saas Metrics 📘 Startup Playbooks

Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well

by Jamie Chan • 2014

One day, one language, one project: Python fundamentals taught through building a real game.

4.01

500+

🐍 Python Programming 💻 Learn To Code 🔨 Hands-On Projects 📐 Programming Fundamentals 🌱 New Programmers

Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well

One day, one language, one project: Python fundamentals taught through building a real game.

by Jamie Chan 2014 124 pages

4.01

500+ ratings

🐍 Python Programming 💻 Learn To Code 🔨 Hands-On Projects 📐 Programming Fundamentals 🌱 New Programmers

Production-Ready Microservices

by Susan J. Fowler • 2016

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

3.82

460

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems ✅ Production Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Production-Ready Microservices

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

by Susan J. Fowler 2016 172 pages

3.82

460 ratings

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems ✅ Production Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Python Programming for Beginners

by Jason Cannon • 2014

The no-fluff guide to Python: learn variables, functions, and data structures, then write real code.

3.93

283

🐍 Python Programming 📖 Language Fundamentals 📜 Scripting Basics 🧑‍💻 New Programmers 🚀 Getting Started Guides

Python Programming for Beginners

The no-fluff guide to Python: learn variables, functions, and data structures, then write real code.

by Jason Cannon 2014 162 pages

3.93

283 ratings

🐍 Python Programming 📖 Language Fundamentals 📜 Scripting Basics 🧑‍💻 New Programmers 🚀 Getting Started Guides

Zero Trust Networks

by Evan Gilman • 2017

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

4.03

217

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

Zero Trust Networks

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

by Evan Gilman 2017 238 pages

4.03

217 ratings

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

Kubernetes Patterns

by Bilgin Ibryam • 2019

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

4.31

216

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration 🧩 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

Kubernetes Patterns

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

by Bilgin Ibryam 2019 266 pages

4.31

216 ratings

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration 🧩 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

by Niklaus Wirth • 1975

Programs are just data structures shaped by algorithms. Master both, and the rest follows.

4.24

207

🔧 Software Engineering 🧮 Data Structures And Algorithms 📐 Structured Programming 🧩 Modular Design 🐛 Debugging Practices

Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

Programs are just data structures shaped by algorithms. Master both, and the rest follows.

by Niklaus Wirth 1975 366 pages

4.24

207 ratings

🔧 Software Engineering 🧮 Data Structures And Algorithms 📐 Structured Programming 🧩 Modular Design 🐛 Debugging Practices

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020 541 pages

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Laravel

by Matt Stauffer • 2016

Build instead of boilerplate: the PHP framework that ships with ORM, authentication, and a CLI tool.

4.43

188

🐘 Php Frameworks 🌐 Web Development 🔧 Laravel 🗃️ Object-Relational Mapping 🔗 Api Development

Laravel

Build instead of boilerplate: the PHP framework that ships with ORM, authentication, and a CLI tool.

by Matt Stauffer 2016 454 pages

4.43

188 ratings

🐘 Php Frameworks 🌐 Web Development 🔧 Laravel 🗃️ Object-Relational Mapping 🔗 Api Development

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