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Java Concurrency in Practice

by Brian Goetz • 2005

Concurrency bugs come from shared mutable state. The Java tools and patterns that eliminate them.

4.48

3k+

🧵 Concurrent Programming 🔒 Thread Safety 🧶 Multi-Threading 🖥️ Jvm Internals ☕ Java Development

Java Concurrency in Practice

Concurrency bugs come from shared mutable state. The Java tools and patterns that eliminate them.

by Brian Goetz 2005

4.48

3k+ ratings

🧵 Concurrent Programming 🔒 Thread Safety 🧶 Multi-Threading 🖥️ Jvm Internals ☕ Java Development

Learning SQL

by Alan Beaulieu • 2005

The SQL guide from beginner to analytics, with exercises for lasting fluency.

3.98

775

🗄️ Sql Databases ✍️ Query Writing 📝 Data Manipulation 🔗 Relational Databases 🏗️ Database Design

Learning SQL

The SQL guide from beginner to analytics, with exercises for lasting fluency.

by Alan Beaulieu 2005

3.98

775 ratings

🗄️ Sql Databases ✍️ Query Writing 📝 Data Manipulation 🔗 Relational Databases 🏗️ Database Design

Computer Systems

by Randal E. Bryant • 2002

Hardware and OS abstractions beneath your code: caching, concurrency, and the full systems stack.

4.46

1k+

🏛️ Computer Architecture ⚙️ Systems Programming 🖥️ Operating Systems 🔢 Data Representation 🧵 Concurrency

Computer Systems

Hardware and OS abstractions beneath your code: caching, concurrency, and the full systems stack.

by Randal E. Bryant 2002

4.46

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Computer Architecture ⚙️ Systems Programming 🖥️ Operating Systems 🔢 Data Representation 🧵 Concurrency

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management

by Ahsan Zafar • 2021

A million records in Salesforce will break your org. The architecture rules that stop it.

3.33

🏢 Salesforce Platform 🏗️ Data Architecture 📊 Data Management ⚡ Query Optimization 🛡️ Data Governance

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management

A million records in Salesforce will break your org. The architecture rules that stop it.

by Ahsan Zafar 2021

3.33

3 ratings

🏢 Salesforce Platform 🏗️ Data Architecture 📊 Data Management ⚡ Query Optimization 🛡️ Data Governance

Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python

by Al Sweigart • 2020

Stop guessing at style: the tools and idioms that turn working Python into professional code.

4.27

239

🐍 Python Programming 🧼 Clean Code 🐛 Debugging 🧩 Pythonic Idioms 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming

Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python

Stop guessing at style: the tools and idioms that turn working Python into professional code.

by Al Sweigart 2020

4.27

239 ratings

🐍 Python Programming 🧼 Clean Code 🐛 Debugging 🧩 Pythonic Idioms 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth • 2010

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

4.45

993

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

by Evi Nemeth 2010

4.45

993 ratings

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

by Ben Watson • 2014

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

4.30

291

💻 .Net Development 💾 Memory Management 🔄 Asynchronous Programming 📊 Code Profiling 🔧 Performance Engineering

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

by Ben Watson 2014

4.30

291 ratings

💻 .Net Development 💾 Memory Management 🔄 Asynchronous Programming 📊 Code Profiling 🔧 Performance Engineering

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