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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 for Startup Engineers Summary
Web Scalability for Startup Engineers 91%
The startup engineer's guide to scaling: design principles that prevent the need for more hardware.
by Artur Ejsmont 2015
4.50
343 ratings
Blitzscaling
by Reid Hoffman • 2018
When a market crowns only one winner, every rule of business becomes secondary to raw speed.
3.95
7k+
Blitzscaling Summary
Blitzscaling 89%
When a market crowns only one winner, every rule of business becomes secondary to raw speed.
by Reid Hoffman 2018
3.95
7k+ ratings
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+
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
Cloud Architecture Patterns
by Bill Wilder • 2012
Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.
3.59
236
Cloud Architecture Patterns Summary
Cloud Architecture Patterns 88%
Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.
by Bill Wilder 2012
3.59
236 ratings
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+
Designing Data-Intensive Applications Summary
Designing Data-Intensive Applications 88%
Networks fail, clocks drift, consensus is elusive. The big ideas behind systems that work anyway.
by Martin Kleppmann 2015
4.70
11k+ ratings
How to Speak Tech
by Vinay Trivedi • 2013
No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.
3.93
204
How to Speak Tech Summary
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
Docker
by Karl Matthias • 2015
Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.
3.77
459
Docker Summary
Docker 88%
Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.
by Karl Matthias 2015
3.77
459 ratings
Scaling Teams
by Alexander Grosse • 2017
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
4.18
171
Scaling Teams Summary
Scaling Teams 88%
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
by Alexander Grosse 2017
4.18
171 ratings
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
Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The Summary
Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The 88%
How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.
by Kurt Bittner 2017
4.13
122 ratings
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
Architecting for Scale Summary
Architecting for Scale 88%
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
Exponential Organizations 2.0
by Salim Ismail • 2023
Technology lets a small team outscale an industry giant tenfold: the structural blueprint.
4.24
163
Exponential Organizations 2.0 Summary
Exponential Organizations 2.0 88%
Technology lets a small team outscale an industry giant tenfold: the structural blueprint.
by Salim Ismail 2023
4.24
163 ratings
The Site Reliability Workbook
by Betsy Beyer • 2018
Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.
4.36
405
The Site Reliability Workbook Summary
The Site Reliability Workbook 88%
Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.
by Betsy Beyer 2018
4.36
405 ratings
Design to Grow
by David Butler • 2015
Scale and agility usually fight; Coca-Cola used design to get both at once.
3.74
369
Design to Grow Summary
Design to Grow 87%
Scale and agility usually fight; Coca-Cola used design to get both at once.
by David Butler 2015
3.74
369 ratings
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+
Modern Software Engineering Summary
Modern Software Engineering 87%
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
The Science of Scaling
by Benjamin P. Hardy
Big goals with tight deadlines: the scaling method that forces your business to simplify and scale.
3.91
11
The Science of Scaling Summary
The Science of Scaling 87%
Big goals with tight deadlines: the scaling method that forces your business to simplify and scale.
by Benjamin P. Hardy
3.91
11 ratings
Start Small, Stay Small
by Rob Walling • 2010
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
3.95
2k+
Start Small, Stay Small Summary
Start Small, Stay Small 87%
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
by Rob Walling 2010
3.95
2k+ ratings
Scale
by Geoffrey B. West • 2017
The same simple math governs your heartbeat, your city's growth, and your company's lifespan.
4.11
6k+
Scale Summary
Scale 87%
The same simple math governs your heartbeat, your city's growth, and your company's lifespan.
by Geoffrey B. West 2017
4.11
6k+ ratings
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+
Hadoop Summary
Hadoop 87%
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
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems
by Micah Godbolt • 2015
Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.
3.33
123
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems Summary
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems 87%
Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.
by Micah Godbolt 2015
3.33
123 ratings
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
Production-Ready Microservices Summary
Production-Ready Microservices 87%
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
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
24
Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems Summary
Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems 87%
Coupling kills innovation. Event-driven patterns for autonomous services that ship change safely.
by John Gilbert 2021
4.29
24 ratings
High Performance Web Sites
by Steve Souders • 2007
The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.
4.15
688
High Performance Web Sites Summary
High Performance Web Sites 87%
The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.
by Steve Souders 2007
4.15
688 ratings
Process!
by Mike Paton • 2022
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
3.97
369
Process! Summary
Process! 87%
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
by Mike Paton 2022
3.97
369 ratings
Scaling Up Excellence
by Robert I. Sutton • 2014
Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.
3.76
2k+
Scaling Up Excellence Summary
Scaling Up Excellence 87%
Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.
by Robert I. Sutton 2014
3.76
2k+ ratings
Uncommon Service
by Frances Frei • 2012
The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.
4.01
784
Uncommon Service Summary
Uncommon Service 87%
The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.
by Frances Frei 2012
4.01
784 ratings
Release It!
by Michael T. Nygard • 2007
QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.
4.25
3k+
Release It! Summary
Release It! 87%
QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.
by Michael T. Nygard 2007
4.25
3k+ ratings
Designing Distributed Systems
by Brendan Burns • 2018
Reusable patterns that turn a tangle of microservices into a system that scales and survives.
3.58
655
Designing Distributed Systems Summary
Designing Distributed Systems 87%
Reusable patterns that turn a tangle of microservices into a system that scales and survives.
by Brendan Burns 2018
3.58
655 ratings
Software Architecture Patterns
by Mark Richards • 2015
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
3.65
498
Software Architecture Patterns Summary
Software Architecture Patterns 87%
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
by Mark Richards 2015
3.65
498 ratings
24 Assets
by Daniel Priestley • 2017
Hard work is a trap without assets. A framework for building a digital business that scales.
4.17
704
24 Assets Summary
24 Assets 87%
Hard work is a trap without assets. A framework for building a digital business that scales.
by Daniel Priestley 2017
4.17
704 ratings
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 Software Development Summary
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
Building Microservices
by Sam Newman • 2014
Break the monolith: how to carve out autonomous services that deploy fast and evolve independently.
4.22
5k+
Building Microservices Summary
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
Cloud Computing For Dummies
by Judith Hurwitz • 2009
Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.
3.40
134
Cloud Computing For Dummies Summary
Cloud Computing For Dummies 87%
Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.
by Judith Hurwitz 2009
3.40
134 ratings
High Growth Handbook
by Elad Gil • 2018
The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.
4.08
3k+
High Growth Handbook Summary
High Growth Handbook 87%
The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.
by Elad Gil 2018
4.08
3k+ ratings
Product Operations
by Melissa Perri • 2023
The missing function that turns product management from an art into a repeatable system at scale.
3.86
302
Product Operations Summary
Product Operations 87%
The missing function that turns product management from an art into a repeatable system at scale.
by Melissa Perri 2023
3.86
302 ratings
Effective Programming
by Jeff Atwood • 2012
Syntax lands the job. Everything else—teams, users, security—is what actually keeps it.
3.91
931
Effective Programming Summary
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
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 Engineering Summary
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
Design Thinking Research
by Larry Leifer • 2013
What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?
4.00
1
Design Thinking Research Summary
Design Thinking Research 87%
What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?
by Larry Leifer 2013
4.00
1 ratings
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
More Joel on Software Summary
More Joel on Software 87%
Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.
by Joel Spolsky 2008
4.05
549 ratings
The Software Architect Elevator
by Gregor Hohpe • 2020
Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.
4.38
673
The Software Architect Elevator Summary
The Software Architect Elevator 87%
Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.
by Gregor Hohpe 2020
4.38
673 ratings
Scaling Up
by Verne Harnish • 2014
The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.
4.16
6k+
Scaling Up Summary
Scaling Up 87%
The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.
by Verne Harnish 2014
4.16
6k+ ratings
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
Writing High-Performance .NET Code Summary
Writing High-Performance .NET Code 87%
Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.
by Ben Watson 2014
4.30
291 ratings
Growth
by Vaclav Smil • 2019
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
3.87
1k+
Growth Summary
Growth 87%
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
by Vaclav Smil 2019
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Platform Delusion
by Jonathan A. Knee • 2021
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
3.98
223
The Platform Delusion Summary
The Platform Delusion 87%
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
by Jonathan A. Knee 2021
3.98
223 ratings
Masters of Scale
by Reid Hoffman • 2021
Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.
4.07
1k+
Masters of Scale Summary
Masters of Scale 87%
Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.
by Reid Hoffman 2021
4.07
1k+ ratings
Linux Administration Best Practices
by Scott Alan Miller • 2022
Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.
3.00
3
Linux Administration Best Practices Summary
Linux Administration Best Practices 87%
Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.
by Scott Alan Miller 2022
3.00
3 ratings
3hag Way
by Shannon Byrne Susko • 2018
A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.
4.06
123
3hag Way Summary
3hag Way 87%
A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.
by Shannon Byrne Susko 2018
4.06
123 ratings
Kubernetes in Action
by Marko Luksa • 2017
Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.
4.59
681
Kubernetes in Action Summary
Kubernetes in Action 87%
Why restart containers manually? One declarative system handles deployment, scaling, and recovery.
by Marko Luksa 2017
4.59
681 ratings
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
Eat People Summary
Eat People 87%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 87%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
Optimal Illusions
by Coco Krumme • 2023
Optimization promised perfection. It delivered fragile systems and hollowed communities.
3.00
238
Optimal Illusions Summary
Optimal Illusions 87%
Optimization promised perfection. It delivered fragile systems and hollowed communities.
by Coco Krumme 2023
3.00
238 ratings
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