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Concurrency and Scalability for Distributed Systems
In many systems, scalability becomes the primary driver as the user base grows. Attractive features and high utility breed success, which brings more requests to handle and more data to manage. But organizations reach a tipping point when design decisions that made sense under light loads suddenly b.... -
Domain Storytelling: A Collaborative, Visual, and Agile Way to Build Domain-Driven Software
Rapidly Understand New Domains, So You Can Build Great Software for ThemUsing Domain Storytelling, you can quickly gain clarity about a new domain's people, tasks, tools, work items, and events, avoiding costly misunderstandings and building better software. In Domain Storytelling, the method's in.... -
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts: difficult problems or issues with no best practices that force you to choose among various compromises to succeed. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distri.... -
Hands-on Azure Functions with C#: Build Function as a Service (FaaS) Solutions
Build serverless solutions using Azure Functions. This book provides you with a deep understanding of Azure Functions so you can build highly scalable and reliable serverless applications.The book starts with an introduction to Azure Functions and demonstrates triggers and bindings with use ca.... -
Software Architecture in Practice, 4th Edition
The Definitive, Practical, Proven Guide to Architecting Modern Software--Fully Updated with New Content on Mobility, the Cloud, Energy Management, DevOps, Quantum Computing, and MoreUpdated with eleven new chapters, Software Architecture in Practice, Fourth Edition, thoroughly explains what software.... -
Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems
A professional's guide to solving complex problems while designing modern softwareKey FeaturesLearn best practices for designing enterprise-grade software systemsUnderstand the importance of building reliable, maintainable, and scalable systemsBecome a professional software architect by learning th.... -
Python Object-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition
A comprehensive guide to exploring modern Python through data structures, design patterns, and effective object-oriented techniquesKey FeaturesBuild an intuitive understanding of object-oriented design, from introductory to mature programsLearn the ins and outs of Python syntax, libraries, and best .... -
Continuous Architecture in Practice: Software Architecture in the Age of Agility and DevOps
Update Your Architectural Practices for New Challenges, Environments, and Stakeholder Expectations“I am continuously delighted and inspired by the work of these authors. Their first book laid the groundwork for understanding how to evolve the architecture of a software-intensive system, and this lat.... -
Building and Managing High-Performance Distributed Teams: Navigating the Future of Work
The age of the distributed team is upon us. Teams can now operate and collaborate from locations other than a central office, and events surrounding the 2020 COVID pandemic have thrown its practicality into sharp relief. Managing a team whose members are distributed across several locations requires.... -
Becoming an Agile Software Architect
A guide to successfully operating in a lean-agile organization for solutions architects and enterprise architectsKey FeaturesDevelop the right combination of processes and technical excellence to address architectural challengesExplore a range of architectural techniques to modernize legacy systemsD.... -
Author Jason Katzer
Serverless is a hot topic. Many companies today are turning to this cloud-computing model as a way to avoid steep investments in DevOps while still reliably running production-grade systems. If you’re a developer with one of these organizations, this practical book....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Nader Dabit
With a new generation of services and frameworks, frontend and mobile developers can use their existing skill set to build full stack applications by leveraging the cloud. Developers can build robust applications with production-ready features such as authenticatio....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Miguel A. Calles
Apply the basics of security in serverless computing to new or existing projects. This hands-on guide provides practical examples and fundamentals. You will apply these fundamentals in all aspects of serverless computing: improving the code, securing the application....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Author Randall Hyde
The field of software engineering may value team productivity over individual growth, but legendary computer scientist Randall Hyde wants to make promising programmers into masters of their craft. To that end, Engineering Software—the latest volume in Hyde’s highly regard....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Serverless Swift: Apache OpenWhisk for iOS developers
Author Marek Sadowski , Lennart Frantzell
Decrease development time to market with Serverless Swift—the event-based modern architecture for full stack developers. This book reviews how to use the Apache OpenWhisk framework to enrich your standalone applications with cloud-based functionalities from data sources u....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Author Haishi Bai , Yaron Schneider
Get the authoritative guide to Dapr, the distributed application runtime that works with new and existing programming languages alike. Written by the model’s creators, this introduction shows you how Dapr not only unifies stateless, stateful, and actor programming models ....
Release Date 2020/08 -
The Art of Immutable Architecture: Theory and Practice of Data Management in Distributed Systems
Author Michael L. Perry
This book teaches you how to evaluate a distributed system from the perspective of immutable objects. You will understand the problems in existing designs, know how to make small modifications to correct those problems, and learn to apply the principles of immutable archi....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Mastering Serverless Applications with Google Cloud Run
Author Wietse Venema
Learn how to build a serverless real-world application in the cloud that’s reliable, secure, maintainable, and can handle millions of users. If you have experience building traditional web applications, this practical guide shows you how to get started with serverl....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Distributed Tracing in Practice
Author Rebecca Isaacs , Ben Sigelman , Jonathan Mace , Daniel Spoonhower , Austin Parker
Most applications today are distributed in some fashion. Monitoring the health and performance of these distributed architectures requires a new approach. Enter distributed tracing, a method of profiling and monitoring applications—especially those that use microse....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Architecture Patterns with Python
Author Bob Gregory , Harry Percival
As Python continues to grow in popularity, projects are becoming larger and more complex. Many Python developers are now taking an interest in high-level software architecture patterns such as hexagonal/clean architecture, event-driven architecture, and strategic p....
Release Date 2020/04 -
Data-Driven Business Models for the Digital Economy
Author Dr. Rado Kotorov
Today the fastest growing companies have no physical assets. Instead, they create innovative digital products and new data-driven business models. They capture huge market share fast and their capitalizations skyrocket. The success of these digital giants is pushing all c....
Release Date 2020/04 -
The Software Architect Elevator
Author Gregor Hohpe
As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of software and IT architects is also transforming. Rather than focus on technical decisions alone, architects and senior technologists need to combine organizational and technical knowl....
Release Date 2020/03 -
Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Author Neal Ford , Mark Richards
Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
Author Grace Jansen , Peter Gollmar
Enterprises are busy transforming themselves by building applications capable of handling massive scale, enormous amounts of data, or both. The good news? There’s an unprecedented choice of open source technologies available to pursue these next-generation applications. I....
Release Date 2020/02