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A Philosophy of Software Design

by John Ousterhout • 2018

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

4.22

5k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability

A Philosophy of Software Design

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

by John Ousterhout 2018

4.22

5k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 👁️ Code Readability

Refactoring

by Martin Fowler • 1999

How to restructure messy code safely: a catalog of refactorings, each step protected by a test.

4.24

9k+

🔧 Code Refactoring 🏗️ Software Design 🧪 Software Testing 🧼 Clean Code 🧱 Object-Oriented Programming

Refactoring

How to restructure messy code safely: a catalog of refactorings, each step protected by a test.

by Martin Fowler 1999

4.24

9k+ ratings

🔧 Code Refactoring 🏗️ Software Design 🧪 Software Testing 🧼 Clean Code 🧱 Object-Oriented Programming

Software Architecture in Practice

by Len Bass • 2021

The first design choices are the hardest to undo. A playbook for getting them right.

3.85

726

🏗️ Software Design ⚖️ Quality Attributes 🌐 Distributed Systems 👷 Software Architects ⚡ Performance Engineering

Software Architecture in Practice

The first design choices are the hardest to undo. A playbook for getting them right.

by Len Bass 2021

3.85

726 ratings

🏗️ Software Design ⚖️ Quality Attributes 🌐 Distributed Systems 👷 Software Architects ⚡ Performance Engineering

The Engineering Executive's Primer

by Will Larson • 2024

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

4.25

407

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Engineering Executive's Primer

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

by Will Larson 2024

4.25

407 ratings

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Refactoring to Patterns

by Joshua Kerievsky • 2004

How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.

4.05

1k+

🧱 Software Architecture ✨ Code Quality 🏗️ Object Oriented Design 🌱 Evolutionary Design 🧩 Design Patterns

Refactoring to Patterns

How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.

by Joshua Kerievsky 2004

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧱 Software Architecture ✨ Code Quality 🏗️ Object Oriented Design 🌱 Evolutionary Design 🧩 Design Patterns

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

by Richard Monson-Haefel • 2009

Code is the easy part. Learn the business, communication, and simplicity that make an architect.

3.62

783

🏗️ Software Architecture 🤝 Business Alignment 🗣️ Communication Skills 🧩 Simplicity In Design 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

Code is the easy part. Learn the business, communication, and simplicity that make an architect.

by Richard Monson-Haefel 2009

3.62

783 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🤝 Business Alignment 🗣️ Communication Skills 🧩 Simplicity In Design 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship

Practices of an Agile Developer

by Venkat Subramaniam • 2006

Clever code breaks teams; clear code lasts. Daily disciplines that turn a coder into a pro.

3.88

1k+

🔄 Agile Software Development 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📝 Clean Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔁 Continuous Integration

Practices of an Agile Developer

Clever code breaks teams; clear code lasts. Daily disciplines that turn a coder into a pro.

by Venkat Subramaniam 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

🔄 Agile Software Development 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 📝 Clean Code 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🔁 Continuous Integration

Understanding Software

by Max Kanat-Alexander • 2017

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

3.58

179

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods ⏱️ Developer Productivity 🌐 Open Source Community

Understanding Software

Code that's easy to write is hard to maintain. Here's how to flip that equation.

by Max Kanat-Alexander 2017

3.58

179 ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 🔍 Debugging Methods ⏱️ Developer Productivity 🌐 Open Source Community

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

by Kurt Bittner • 2017

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

4.13

122

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🎯 Product Ownership

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

by Kurt Bittner 2017

4.13

122 ratings

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🎯 Product Ownership

Five Lines of Code

by Christian Clausen • 2021

Trust rules, not taste. Inflexible constraints that hold every method to a five-line standard.

3.99

🛠️ Code Refactoring 🔷 Object-Oriented Design ✅ Code Quality 🔨 Software Craftsmanship ⚡ Developer Productivity

Five Lines of Code

Trust rules, not taste. Inflexible constraints that hold every method to a five-line standard.

by Christian Clausen 2021

3.99

84 ratings

🛠️ Code Refactoring 🔷 Object-Oriented Design ✅ Code Quality 🔨 Software Craftsmanship ⚡ Developer Productivity

End of Abundance in Tech

by Ben DeBow • 2023

Cloud costs race toward $5 trillion. The next IT mandate is efficiency, not just uptime.

4.74

🧑‍💼 IT Leadership 🏢 Enterprise IT ☁️ FinOps 🌿 Green IT 🏭 Lean IT

End of Abundance in Tech

Cloud costs race toward $5 trillion. The next IT mandate is efficiency, not just uptime.

by Ben DeBow 2023

4.74

19 ratings

🧑‍💼 IT Leadership 🏢 Enterprise IT ☁️ FinOps 🌿 Green IT 🏭 Lean IT

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