⚙️ Backend Systems

Understanding the server-side foundations of modern software—how data flows, services communicate, and systems maintain reliability at scale behind every user interaction.

PHP and MySQL Web Development

by Luke Welling • 2003

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

3.96

971

🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases 🗃️ Database Management 🖥️ Lamp Stack

PHP and MySQL Web Development 89%

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

by Luke Welling 2003

3.96

971 ratings

🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases 🗃️ Database Management 🖥️ Lamp Stack

Two Scoops of Django

by Daniel Roy Greenfeld • 2013

Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.

4.22

260

💻 Python Web Development 🧩 Django Framework ⚙️ Backend Development ✨ Clean Code 📁 Project Structure

Two Scoops of Django 89%

Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.

by Daniel Roy Greenfeld 2013

4.22

260 ratings

💻 Python Web Development 🧩 Django Framework ⚙️ Backend Development ✨ Clean Code 📁 Project Structure

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

by Martin Kleppmann • 2015

Networks fail, clocks drift, consensus is elusive. The big ideas behind systems that work anyway.

4.70

11k+

🖥️ Distributed Systems 🗄️ Database Design 🤝 Consensus Algorithms 🛡️ Fault Tolerance 📊 Consistency Models

Designing Data-Intensive Applications Summary

Designing Data-Intensive Applications 89%

Networks fail, clocks drift, consensus is elusive. The big ideas behind systems that work anyway.

by Martin Kleppmann 2015

4.70

11k+ ratings

🖥️ Distributed Systems 🗄️ Database Design 🤝 Consensus Algorithms 🛡️ Fault Tolerance 📊 Consistency Models

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd

by Donald A. Tevault • 2022

Parallel startup, unified configs, binary logs: the systemd skills every Linux admin now needs.

3.81

🐧 Linux Administration 🖥️ System Administration 🗄️ Server Management 🔧 It Infrastructure 💻 Command Line

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd Summary

Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd 89%

Parallel startup, unified configs, binary logs: the systemd skills every Linux admin now needs.

by Donald A. Tevault 2022

3.81

21 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🖥️ System Administration 🗄️ Server Management 🔧 It Infrastructure 💻 Command Line

Architecture Patterns with Python

by Harry Percival • 2020

The patterns that keep business logic clean when databases, queues, and APIs keep changing.

4.40

497

🧱 Software Architecture 🏛️ Domain-Driven Design 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🧹 Clean Architecture 🔌 Microservices

Architecture Patterns with Python Summary

Architecture Patterns with Python 88%

The patterns that keep business logic clean when databases, queues, and APIs keep changing.

by Harry Percival 2020

4.40

497 ratings

🧱 Software Architecture 🏛️ Domain-Driven Design 🧪 Test-Driven Development 🧹 Clean Architecture 🔌 Microservices

System Design Interview – An insider's guide

by Alex Xu • 2020

Four steps to scope, design, and deep-dive any system problem, drilled on eight interview classics.

4.26

3k+

📡 Distributed Systems 🎤 System Design Interviews 📈 Scalability Patterns 🧱 Backend Architecture 💾 Caching Strategies

System Design Interview – An insider's guide Summary

System Design Interview – An insider's guide 88%

Four steps to scope, design, and deep-dive any system problem, drilled on eight interview classics.

by Alex Xu 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

📡 Distributed Systems 🎤 System Design Interviews 📈 Scalability Patterns 🧱 Backend Architecture 💾 Caching Strategies

Learning Go

by Jon Bodner • 2021

Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.

4.42

493

📐 Idiomatic Coding 🔀 Concurrency Patterns 🏷️ Static Typing ✨ Code Simplicity 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Learning Go 88%

Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.

by Jon Bodner 2021

4.42

493 ratings

📐 Idiomatic Coding 🔀 Concurrency Patterns 🏷️ Static Typing ✨ Code Simplicity 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Linux Administration Best Practices

by Scott Alan Miller • 2022

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

3.00

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

Linux Administration Best Practices Summary

Linux Administration Best Practices 88%

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

by Scott Alan Miller 2022

3.00

3 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

Ansible

by Lorin Hochstein • 2014

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

3.88

270

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling 🚀 Deployment Automation 💻 Sysadmins

Ansible 88%

No agents required. Automate configuration and deployment with playbooks you can actually read.

by Lorin Hochstein 2014

3.88

270 ratings

🔧 Configuration Management 📋 Infrastructure As Code 🛠️ Devops Tooling 🚀 Deployment Automation 💻 Sysadmins

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

3.93

204

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

How to Speak Tech 88%

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

by Vinay Trivedi 2013

3.93

204 ratings

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems

by John Gilbert • 2021

Coupling kills innovation. Event-driven patterns for autonomous services that ship change safely.

4.29

⚡ Serverless Architecture 📨 Event-Driven Architecture 🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems ☁️ Cloud Native

Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems Summary

Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems 88%

Coupling kills innovation. Event-driven patterns for autonomous services that ship change safely.

by John Gilbert 2021

4.29

24 ratings

⚡ Serverless Architecture 📨 Event-Driven Architecture 🧩 Microservices 🌐 Distributed Systems ☁️ Cloud Native

Operating Systems

by William Stallings • 1991

How UNIX, Linux, and Solaris kernels work inside: from fork() to page faults.

3.72

421

🖥️ Operating Systems 🐧 Unix Internals ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Systems Programming 💾 Computer Systems

Operating Systems 88%

How UNIX, Linux, and Solaris kernels work inside: from fork() to page faults.

by William Stallings 1991

3.72

421 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems 🐧 Unix Internals ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Systems Programming 💾 Computer Systems

API Design Patterns

by J.J. Geewax • 2020

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

3.86

146

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Rest Apis ⚙️ Backend Development

API Design Patterns 88%

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

by J.J. Geewax 2020

3.86

146 ratings

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Rest Apis ⚙️ Backend Development

Release It!

by Michael T. Nygard • 2007

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

4.25

3k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Release It! 88%

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

by Michael T. Nygard 2007

4.25

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

4.16

1k+

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Modern Software Engineering 88%

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

by David Farley 2021

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

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 Summary

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook 88%

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

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices

by John P. Doran • 2017

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

3.90

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 88%

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

by John P. Doran 2017

3.90

20 ratings

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization

More Joel on Software

by Joel Spolsky • 2008

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

4.05

549

🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

More Joel on Software 88%

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

by Joel Spolsky 2008

4.05

549 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

Hadoop

by Tom White • 2009

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

3.93

1k+

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem ⚙️ Data Engineering 🔗 Data Pipelines

Hadoop 88%

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

by Tom White 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem ⚙️ Data Engineering 🔗 Data Pipelines

Operating System Concepts

by Abraham Silberschatz • 1985

There is exactly one program that never stops on your computer; everything else negotiates with it.

3.90

2k+

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Virtualization 🔧 Systems Programming 📚 Cs Fundamentals

Operating System Concepts 88%

There is exactly one program that never stops on your computer; everything else negotiates with it.

by Abraham Silberschatz 1985

3.90

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Virtualization 🔧 Systems Programming 📚 Cs Fundamentals

Kubernetes in Action

by Marko Luksa • 2017

Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.

4.59

681

🐳 Container Orchestration ☁️ Cloud Native ⚙️ Infrastructure As Code 🚀 Software Deployment 🔗 Distributed Systems

Kubernetes in Action 88%

Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.

by Marko Luksa 2017

4.59

681 ratings

🐳 Container Orchestration ☁️ Cloud Native ⚙️ Infrastructure As Code 🚀 Software Deployment 🔗 Distributed Systems

The Software Architect Elevator

by Gregor Hohpe • 2020

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

4.38

673

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

The Software Architect Elevator 88%

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

by Gregor Hohpe 2020

4.38

673 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

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 88%

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

by Susan J. Fowler 2016

3.82

460 ratings

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

The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach • 1986

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

4.25

605

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

The Design of the UNIX Operating System Summary

The Design of the UNIX Operating System 88%

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

by Maurice J. Bach 1986

4.25

605 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

Effective Programming

by Jeff Atwood • 2012

Syntax lands the job. Everything else—teams, users, security—is what actually keeps it.

3.91

931

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🖥️ User Experience Design 🔒 Security-First Design 🧭 Tech Leadership 🌍 Remote Teams

Effective Programming 87%

Syntax lands the job. Everything else—teams, users, security—is what actually keeps it.

by Jeff Atwood 2012

3.91

931 ratings

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🖥️ User Experience Design 🔒 Security-First Design 🧭 Tech Leadership 🌍 Remote Teams

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 87%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Linux Kernel Development

by Robert Love • 2003

Linux has no threads, only tasks, and a red-black tree keeps the CPU fair.

4.34

877

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Internals 💻 Systems Programming 🧠 Memory Management 🔌 Device Drivers

Linux Kernel Development 87%

Linux has no threads, only tasks, and a red-black tree keeps the CPU fair.

by Robert Love 2003

4.34

877 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Internals 💻 Systems Programming 🧠 Memory Management 🔌 Device Drivers

Beautiful Architecture

by Diomidis Spinellis • 2008

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

3.42

171

🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design 📜 Lisp 🔧 Unix Philosophy

Beautiful Architecture 87%

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

by Diomidis Spinellis 2008

3.42

171 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design 📜 Lisp 🔧 Unix Philosophy

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 87%

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

by Sam Newman 2014

4.22

5k+ ratings

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

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

4.19

1k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lean Software Development 87%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

4.29

6k+

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 87%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

by Donald A. Tevault • 2018

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

4.32

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening Summary

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening 87%

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

by Donald A. Tevault 2018

4.32

19 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

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 📉 Technical Debt 🗣️ Communication Skills 🧩 Simplicity In Design

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know Summary

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know 87%

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 📉 Technical Debt 🗣️ Communication Skills 🧩 Simplicity In Design

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2

by Craig Zacker • 2012

From bare metal to a fully managed domain: the hands-on path to the 70-410 certification.

3.76

146

📟 System Administration 📝 Exam Preparation 🏢 Microsoft Ecosystem 🖥️ Virtualization 📁 Active Directory

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 Summary

Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 87%

From bare metal to a fully managed domain: the hands-on path to the 70-410 certification.

by Craig Zacker 2012

3.76

146 ratings

📟 System Administration 📝 Exam Preparation 🏢 Microsoft Ecosystem 🖥️ Virtualization 📁 Active Directory

Windows PowerShell Cookbook

by Lee Holmes • 2007

No more text parsing. The object-oriented shell cookbook for reliable Windows scripting.

3.84

206

🐚 Shell Scripting 🪟 Windows Administration 📖 Scripting Cookbooks 🤖 Automation Scripting 💻 Microsoft Ecosystem

Windows PowerShell Cookbook 87%

No more text parsing. The object-oriented shell cookbook for reliable Windows scripting.

by Lee Holmes 2007

3.84

206 ratings

🐚 Shell Scripting 🪟 Windows Administration 📖 Scripting Cookbooks 🤖 Automation Scripting 💻 Microsoft Ecosystem

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches

by Don Jones • 2011

Stop navigating wizards. Fluency in the shell, fitted into the gaps in your calendar.

4.30

513

🖥️ Windows Administration ⚡ Powershell Scripting 💻 System Administration 📚 Hands-On Tutorials 🤖 Sysadmin Automation

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches Summary

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches 87%

Stop navigating wizards. Fluency in the shell, fitted into the gaps in your calendar.

by Don Jones 2011

4.30

513 ratings

🖥️ Windows Administration ⚡ Powershell Scripting 💻 System Administration 📚 Hands-On Tutorials 🤖 Sysadmin Automation

Observability Engineering

by Charity Majors • 2022

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

3.72

319

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

Observability Engineering 87%

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

by Charity Majors 2022

3.72

319 ratings

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

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 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

Understanding Software 87%

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 🏚️ Technical Debt ⏱️ Developer Productivity

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 87%

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

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 1975

4.01

15k+ ratings

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

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 Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 87%

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

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

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

How Linux Works

by Brian Ward • 2004

Linux hides nothing. Its internals are legible, learnable, and waiting for you to take control.

4.18

1k+

🐧 Linux Internals 💻 Operating Systems 🖥️ Command Line 📜 Shell Scripting 🔧 System Administration

How Linux Works 87%

Linux hides nothing. Its internals are legible, learnable, and waiting for you to take control.

by Brian Ward 2004

4.18

1k+ ratings

🐧 Linux Internals 💻 Operating Systems 🖥️ Command Line 📜 Shell Scripting 🔧 System Administration

Site Reliability Engineering

by Betsy Beyer • 2016

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

4.21

3k+

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Site Reliability Engineering 87%

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

by Betsy Beyer 2016

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

by Artur Ejsmont • 2015

The startup engineer's guide to scaling: design principles that prevent the need for more hardware.

4.50

343

🔍 Web Scalability 🚀 Startup Engineering 🏗️ Software Architecture 📈 Scalable System Design 🗄️ Database Scaling

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers Summary

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers 87%

The startup engineer's guide to scaling: design principles that prevent the need for more hardware.

by Artur Ejsmont 2015

4.50

343 ratings

🔍 Web Scalability 🚀 Startup Engineering 🏗️ Software Architecture 📈 Scalable System Design 🗄️ Database Scaling

Software Requirements

by Karl Wiegers • 1999

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

4.14

859

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Software Requirements 87%

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

by Karl Wiegers 1999

4.14

859 ratings

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

by Jason Schreier • 2017

Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.

4.20

25k+

🎮 Video Game Development 🎬 Behind The Scenes 📰 Tech Journalism 🎨 Creative Process 🛠️ Labor Practices

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 87%

Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.

by Jason Schreier 2017

4.20

25k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Development 🎬 Behind The Scenes 📰 Tech Journalism 🎨 Creative Process 🛠️ Labor Practices

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

3.57

229

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Architecting for Scale 87%

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Learning React

by Alex Banks • 2017

React without the chaos: a sequenced path from components to hooks to the production toolchain.

4.07

521

🖥️ Web Development 🧱 Component Architecture 🧮 Functional Programming 📊 State Management ✅ Testing Practices

Learning React 87%

React without the chaos: a sequenced path from components to hooks to the production toolchain.

by Alex Banks 2017

4.07

521 ratings

🖥️ Web Development 🧱 Component Architecture 🧮 Functional Programming 📊 State Management ✅ Testing Practices

SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1

by Bill Karwin • 2010

The database design mistakes every developer makes, and the patterns that fix them before they ship.

4.02

562

🗄️ Database Design 💻 Sql Programming ⚠️ Antipatterns 🔒 Data Integrity 🚀 Query Optimization

SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1 87%

The database design mistakes every developer makes, and the patterns that fix them before they ship.

by Bill Karwin 2010

4.02

562 ratings

🗄️ Database Design 💻 Sql Programming ⚠️ Antipatterns 🔒 Data Integrity 🚀 Query Optimization

Game Programming Patterns

by Robert Nystrom • 2011

The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.

4.49

2k+

🎮 Game Programming 🧩 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture ⚡ Performance Optimization 🔗 Decoupling

Game Programming Patterns 87%

The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.

by Robert Nystrom 2011

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🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Platform Engineering 87%

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

by Camille Fournier 2024

4.03

119 ratings

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

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