50 Books like High Performance Web Sites

High Performance Browser Networking

by Ilya Grigorik • 2013

The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.

4.51

856

🚀 Web Performance 🌐 Network Protocols 📱 Mobile Performance 🔄 Real-Time Web 📡 Http Optimization

High Performance Browser Networking Summary

High Performance Browser Networking 97%

The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.

by Ilya Grigorik 2013

4.51

856 ratings

🚀 Web Performance 🌐 Network Protocols 📱 Mobile Performance 🔄 Real-Time Web 📡 Http Optimization

Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross • 2023

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

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225

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Hypermedia Systems 92%

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

by Carson Gross 2023

4.37

225 ratings

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

by Peter Morville • 1998

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

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4k+

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design 🔍 Findability 📝 Content Strategy

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 91%

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

by Peter Morville 1998

3.93

4k+ ratings

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design 🔍 Findability 📝 Content Strategy

REST API Design Rulebook

by Mark Masse • 2011

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

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294

🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

REST API Design Rulebook 91%

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

by Mark Masse 2011

3.34

294 ratings

🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

Designing Interface Animation

by Val Head • 2016

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

4.16

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation 🧠 Cognitive Load ⚡ Performance Optimization

Designing Interface Animation 91%

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

by Val Head 2016

4.16

82 ratings

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation 🧠 Cognitive Load ⚡ Performance Optimization

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.

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260

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

Two Scoops of Django 91%

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

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

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

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204

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

How to Speak Tech 91%

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

How Computers Really Work

by Matthew Justice • 2020

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

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160

🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

How Computers Really Work 91%

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

by Matthew Justice 2020

4.35

160 ratings

🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

Fluent React

by Tejas Kumar • 2024

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

4.13

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management 📝 Declarative Ui ⚡ Web Performance

Fluent React 91%

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

by Tejas Kumar 2024

4.13

38 ratings

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management 📝 Declarative Ui ⚡ Web Performance

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

by Martin Kleppmann • 2015

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

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11k+

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

Designing Data-Intensive Applications Summary

Designing Data-Intensive Applications 91%

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

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

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3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 91%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

The Road to React

by Robin Wieruch • 2017

Learn React the way it's actually written: hooks-first, project-driven, and tested from day one.

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564

🖥️ Frontend Development 📦 Javascript Ecosystem 🧱 Component-Based Architecture 🔄 State Management 🧪 Software Testing

The Road to React 91%

Learn React the way it's actually written: hooks-first, project-driven, and tested from day one.

by Robin Wieruch 2017

4.21

564 ratings

🖥️ Frontend Development 📦 Javascript Ecosystem 🧱 Component-Based Architecture 🔄 State Management 🧪 Software Testing

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

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

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229

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

Architecting for Scale 91%

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

Site Reliability Engineering

by Betsy Beyer • 2016

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

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3k+

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

Site Reliability Engineering 91%

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

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms

by Jay Wengrow • 2017

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

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603

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔧 Practical Algorithms ⚡ Performance Optimization

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms Summary

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms 91%

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

by Jay Wengrow 2017

4.39

603 ratings

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔧 Practical Algorithms ⚡ Performance Optimization

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

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

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6k+

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

The DevOps Handbook 91%

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

Observability Engineering

by Charity Majors • 2022

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

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319

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

Observability Engineering 91%

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

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

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

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199

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

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 91%

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

Don't Make Me Think

by Steve Krug • 2000

Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.

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31k+

🖥️ Web Usability 📋 Usability Heuristics 🗂️ Information Architecture 👁️ Visual Hierarchy 🧪 Usability Testing

Don't Make Me Think 91%

Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.

by Steve Krug 2000

4.24

31k+ ratings

🖥️ Web Usability 📋 Usability Heuristics 🗂️ Information Architecture 👁️ Visual Hierarchy 🧪 Usability Testing

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed

by Sahil B. • 2023

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies 🌐 Web Application Security 🧱 Defense In Depth

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed Summary

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed 91%

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

by Sahil B. 2023

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies 🌐 Web Application Security 🧱 Defense In Depth

Seeking SRE

by David N. Blank-Edelman • 2018

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

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116

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Seeking SRE 91%

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

by David N. Blank-Edelman 2018

4.17

116 ratings

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

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.

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460

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

Production-Ready Microservices 90%

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

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

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17k+

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

Madly, Deeply 90%

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022

3.58

17k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

Cybersecurity for Small Networks

by Seth Enoka • 2022

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

4.08

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Cybersecurity for Small Networks Summary

Cybersecurity for Small Networks 90%

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

by Seth Enoka 2022

4.08

52 ratings

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Search Patterns

by Peter Morville • 2010

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

3.86

291

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability 🧩 Design Patterns 📖 Information Seeking

Search Patterns 90%

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

by Peter Morville 2010

3.86

291 ratings

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability 🧩 Design Patterns 📖 Information Seeking

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

4.00

723

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 90%

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020

4.00

723 ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

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 Summary

Salesforce Data Architecture and Management 90%

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

Software Architect’s Handbook

by Joseph Ingeno • 2018

Your architecture choices outlive your code. A field manual for making them count.

4.08

🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 System Design 🧩 Architectural Patterns 📏 Design Principles 🧱 Modular Design

Software Architect’s Handbook 90%

Your architecture choices outlive your code. A field manual for making them count.

by Joseph Ingeno 2018

4.08

61 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 System Design 🧩 Architectural Patterns 📏 Design Principles 🧱 Modular Design

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

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies 🧱 Modular Markup 🧩 Component-Based Design

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems Summary

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems 90%

Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.

by Micah Godbolt 2015

3.33

123 ratings

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies 🧱 Modular Markup 🧩 Component-Based Design

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

by John MacCormick • 2012

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

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2k+

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future 90%

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

by John MacCormick 2012

3.89

2k+ ratings

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

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

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1k+

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

Modern Software Engineering 90%

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

Refactoring UI

by Adam Wathan • 2018

Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.

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2k+

🎨 UI Design 🧩 Design Systems 📐 Visual Hierarchy 🌈 Color Theory ♿ Accessibility

Refactoring UI 90%

Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.

by Adam Wathan 2018

4.65

2k+ ratings

🎨 UI Design 🧩 Design Systems 📐 Visual Hierarchy 🌈 Color Theory ♿ Accessibility

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

Threat Modeling 90%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It

by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

3.86

1k+

🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 90%

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008

3.86

1k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

The Cathedral & the Bazaar

by Eric S. Raymond • 1999

Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.

3.83

4k+

🐧 Open Source Movement 🏗️ Software Methodology 💻 Hacker Culture 🌐 Decentralized Innovation 🔄 Rapid Iteration

The Cathedral & the Bazaar 90%

Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.

by Eric S. Raymond 1999

3.83

4k+ ratings

🐧 Open Source Movement 🏗️ Software Methodology 💻 Hacker Culture 🌐 Decentralized Innovation 🔄 Rapid Iteration

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

3.80

418

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

Leading the Transformation 90%

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

3.80

418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

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 90%

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

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 🔗 Distributed Systems ↔️ Horizontal Scaling 🧩 Stateless Design 🛡️ Fault Tolerance

Cloud Architecture Patterns 90%

Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.

by Bill Wilder 2012

3.59

236 ratings

☁️ Cloud Architecture 🔗 Distributed Systems ↔️ Horizontal Scaling 🧩 Stateless Design 🛡️ Fault Tolerance

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 90%

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

Cloud Computing

by Nayan B. Ruparelia • 2016

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

3.31

159

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing 90%

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

by Nayan B. Ruparelia 2016

3.31

159 ratings

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Web Analytics 2.0

by Avinash Kaushik • 2009

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

4.13

2k+

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

Web Analytics 2.0 90%

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

by Avinash Kaushik 2009

4.13

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

Docker

by Karl Matthias • 2015

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

3.77

459

📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Docker 90%

Production Docker: the patterns for images, networking, and orchestration that prevent 3-AM pages.

by Karl Matthias 2015

3.77

459 ratings

📦 Containerization 🔄 Devops Practices ☁️ Cloud Native 🚀 Deployment Automation 🔒 Container Security

Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks

by Paul Butcher • 2014

Threads unravel programs. Seven concurrency models that don't, from actors and CSP to GPU parallel.

3.82

349

🧩 Concurrency Patterns ⚡ Parallel Programming 🎭 Actor Model λ Functional Concurrency 🎮 GPGPU Computing

Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks Summary

Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks 90%

Threads unravel programs. Seven concurrency models that don't, from actors and CSP to GPU parallel.

by Paul Butcher 2014

3.82

349 ratings

🧩 Concurrency Patterns ⚡ Parallel Programming 🎭 Actor Model λ Functional Concurrency 🎮 GPGPU Computing

Continuous delivery

by Jez Humble • 2010

Your releases are a nerve-wracking ordeal. The pipeline that turns them into a routine button-push.

4.20

3k+

🚚 Software Delivery 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Automated Testing 🚦 Release Strategies ⚙️ Configuration Management

Continuous delivery 90%

Your releases are a nerve-wracking ordeal. The pipeline that turns them into a routine button-push.

by Jez Humble 2010

4.20

3k+ ratings

🚚 Software Delivery 🔗 Continuous Integration ✅ Automated Testing 🚦 Release Strategies ⚙️ Configuration Management

Building an API Product

by Bruno Pedro • 2024

Your API deserves a product plan. The full guide: design, test, launch, price, and support.

3.25

🔌 Api Design 📦 Software Products 🔄 Product Lifecycle 🧑‍💻 Developer Experience 🧠 Product Thinking

Building an API Product 90%

Your API deserves a product plan. The full guide: design, test, launch, price, and support.

by Bruno Pedro 2024

3.25

8 ratings

🔌 Api Design 📦 Software Products 🔄 Product Lifecycle 🧑‍💻 Developer Experience 🧠 Product Thinking

Wordpress in a week

by Zak Cagaros • 2014

Launch a custom WordPress site in a week: the step-by-step blueprint for non-coders.

3.46

🌐 Website Building 🖥️ Wordpress For Beginners 🧩 No-Code Development 🔍 Seo Basics ✍️ Content Strategy

Wordpress in a week 90%

Launch a custom WordPress site in a week: the step-by-step blueprint for non-coders.

by Zak Cagaros 2014

3.46

63 ratings

🌐 Website Building 🖥️ Wordpress For Beginners 🧩 No-Code Development 🔍 Seo Basics ✍️ Content Strategy

Read Write Own

by Chris Dixon • 2024

The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.

3.93

2k+

🌐 Internet History 🔑 Digital Ownership 🪙 Token Economics 🔗 Network Effects ⛓️ Decentralization

Read Write Own 90%

The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.

by Chris Dixon 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌐 Internet History 🔑 Digital Ownership 🪙 Token Economics 🔗 Network Effects ⛓️ Decentralization

The Joy of Search

by Daniel M. Russell • 2019

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

3.55

175

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

The Joy of Search 89%

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

by Daniel M. Russell 2019

3.55

175 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

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