Distributed systems
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
A reference for reasoning about storage, replication, consistency, and system trade-offs.
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A deliberate learning queue.
Books selected to strengthen systems thinking, production judgment, software design, and long-term engineering practice. Statuses are intentionally honest.
Software design
A Philosophy of Software Design
John Ousterhout
A focused study of complexity, deep modules, and maintainable interfaces.
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Release It!
Michael T. Nygard
Patterns for failure containment, stability, and production-aware engineering.
Reading queueEngineering leadership
The Staff Engineer's Path
Tanya Reilly
A long-term view of technical influence, communication, and engineering judgment.
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