Building Software

In Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues.

Stop Managing One Confused AI. Start Orchestrating Specialized Agent Teams. Are you drowning in "context pollution"—where your AI assistant forgets your database schema halfway through coding, suggests frontend solutions for backend problems, and generally behaves like an overwhelmed junior developer juggling six different projects? The future of 10x engineering isn't better prompts. It's AI orchestration. "Claude Code AI Subagents" reveals the systematic approach elite engineers use to build specialized AI teams that code, review, deploy, and scale autonomously. Instead of one overloaded...

Recent Stanford research reveals a shocking truth: developers using AI tools feel 20% more productive while actually being 19% slower. Even worse, AI-generated code contains 80% more security vulnerabilities than human-written code. The problem isn't the AI tools—it's how developers use them. Transform Your Development Workflow with 52 Battle-Tested Practices Written by Rachel Kim, a senior software engineer with 12+ years of experience, The AI-Assisted Developer is the definitive guide for professional software engineers who want to leverage GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, ChatGPT, and Claude...

GenAI is fundamentally changing the world of software development like nothing since the internet. Vibe Coding is a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking book that shows developers how to embrace this new frontier. Science fiction is now reality. Programmers no longer need to toil over code and syntax. They can now describe what they want and watch it materialize instantly. Welcome to the future—Vibe Coding.

How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter - that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods.

How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to the effect those changes will have on the day-to-day lives of developers.

Mastering Quality Assurance" is a comprehensive guide that equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the field of software testing and quality engineering. This book provides a step-by-step journey through the entire QA process, covering key concepts, methodologies, tools, and best practices. From test planning and execution to defect management and test automation, this book offers practical insights and real-world examples to help readers deliver high-quality software products. Whether you're a seasoned QA professional or new to the field, "Mastering Quality ...

Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners! Are you ready to take your bookkeeping skills to the next level? Look no further than "From Scratch to Success," the ultimate guide to building and growing your own bookkeeping business. In this comprehensive eBook, you'll learn everything you need to know to start and manage your very own bookkeeping service. From understanding the importance of bookkeeping to assessing your own qualifications, researching your market, and developing a solid business plan, every step of the process is covered in detail. We'll show you how to ...

Stop Fighting with Code. Start Orchestrating It. The engineering world changed while most developers were stuck in meetings. The barrier between having an idea and shipping production software has collapsed—but only for those who know how to collaborate effectively with AI. 52 Practical Workflows for Building with Claude Code isn't another theoretical guide about AI. It's a battle-tested playbook for developers, indie hackers, and engineering leaders who want to build production-ready applications without burning out. What You'll Master Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll discover ...

Unlock the Secrets to Managing Software Development! Building Better Software provides clear, actionable insights to help you lead your teams more effectively, ensuring that the software your team creates is well-designed, robust, and thoroughly tested. Author Martin J. Fenelon breaks down the complexities of software development into simple, actionable steps that project managers can follow, no matter their technical background. Discover how to guide your team confidently through every phase of the project lifecycle, regardless of delivery methodology. Learn how to identify warning signs, ...

A startup executive and investor draws on expertise developed at the premier venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and as an executive at Uber to address how tech’s most successful products have solved the dreaded "cold start problem”—by leveraging network effects to launch and scale...

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.

Twenty-seven minutes. That's how long it took Sarah Chen's team to deploy a critical production fix that would have taken three weeks just two years ago. No frantic debugging. No war rooms. Just a developer, an AI pair programmer, and a conversation that felt more like orchestration than coding. While you were perfecting your sprint planning, the gap between thinking "I need to build this" and seeing it running in production collapsed from months to minutes. Engineers at GitHub and Google are shipping features before lunch that would have been quarterly projects in 2020. Here's what ...

The Art of the API: Building Future-Proof Software from Code to Agentic AI This book takes you from Foundations to the Future of Intelligent Systems APIs are no longer just developer tools—they are the backbone of modern software, powering everything from mobile apps and cloud platforms to automated systems and AI-driven solutions. The Art of the API is your practical guide to understanding, designing, and building APIs that scale, adapt, and create real business value. In this book, you’ll start with the fundamentals—what APIs are, why they matter, and how they have evolved into the ...

Build a Real AI Agent. Deploy It. Monetize It. Most AI books explain concepts. This book shows you how to build a revenue-generating AI agent from start to finish — and turn it into a real SaaS product. Building a Revenue-Generating AI Agent is a complete implementation guide for developers, engineers, and founders who want more than theory. Inside, you’ll design, build, deploy, and monetize a production-ready AI system using modern architecture patterns. You won’t just build a chatbot. You will build: A structured AI agent architecture A document ingestion pipeline A chunking and ...

The book explains what it takes to build and manage partner channels in the software industry. The book uses the business model framework introduced by Alexander Osterwalder. It provides a practical guide for organizing the activities required to design productive partner programs as well as implement these programs for the recruitment and management of partners that will find, win, make, keep, and grow happy customers on our behalf.

"Building Applications using AI Agents" is a comprehensive, practical, and hands-on guide designed to take you from a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence to a state of proficiency where you can architect, develop, and deploy sophisticated AI agent-based applications. This book is engineered to be your single-stop resource, whether you are a student taking your first steps into AI or a seasoned developer looking to master the next frontier of software development. Philosophy The core philosophy of this book is "Learn by Building." Abstract theory, while important, can only ...

Master the Art of AI Stacking: Combine Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and Gemini for Unstoppable Coding Power Stop limiting yourself to just one AI coding assistant when you can harness the combined strengths of all three major platforms. Most developers struggle with AI hallucinations, incomplete code, and inconsistent results because they rely on a single tool. The solution? Learn to orchestrate multiple AI models in a strategic workflow that eliminates each tool's weaknesses. How to Combine Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and Gemini for Maximum AI Power reveals the exact framework successful ...

2020 Audie Awards Winner – Business/Personal Development A comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the...

Ever wondered what It takes to transform an early-stage technology startup or nascent organization into an effective software product enterprise? The kind that attracts significant market traction, investment, and ultimately, valuation? It’s not all about genius or luck, but rather, focused execution of good practices over time. The trick is to iterate pragmatically on a path that continuously builds value and results while avoiding costly distractions. If you’re a technology or product leader in one of these firms, or considering a move into the startup world, you’ll find this book ...