Modern 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.

Master the Art of Designing Modern Software Systems — From Beginner to Expert, with Real-World Examples and Interview Prep. If you’re a beginner just starting out, or a developer preparing for system design interviews, or a senior architect looking to sharpen your knowledge, Modern Software System Design & Architecture is your complete guide to building reliable, scalable, and real-world systems.Who This Book Is For? Newcomers: Learn the fundamentals of reliable and scalable system design with simple, beginner-friendly explanations. Experienced Engineers: Prepare confidently for system ...

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. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed architectures. Architecture veterans and practicing consultants Neal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, and Zhamak Dehghani discuss strategies for choosing an appropriate architecture.

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top ten best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming architecture, governance, data, generative AI, team topologies, and many other topics.

Software Testing in the AI Era: A Complete Guide for Modern Testers by Rajamanickam Antonimuthu Step into the future of quality assurance with Software Testing in the AI Era. This practical and easy-to-read guide shows how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world of software testing — from using AI-powered tools for automation to testing the AI systems themselves. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced QA professional, this book will help you: Understand how AI transforms traditional testing methods Use AI tools to generate, maintain, and optimize test cases Test data, models...

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 ...

AI Hardware, Software, and Architectures Powering Modern Artificial Intelligence From GPUs and ASICs to CUDA, Accelerators, Compilers, and Runtimes Modern artificial intelligence is not powered by models alone—it is driven by a carefully engineered stack of hardware, software, and system architectures working together at scale. This book provides a clear, practical, and system-level view of how modern AI actually runs, from silicon to software. It explains how GPUs, ASICs, and emerging accelerators execute neural networks, how CUDA and alternative runtimes expose hardware capabilities, ...

Every SaaS company on earth is careening towards its next revenue plateau. It’s called a Growth Ceiling—a moment in time where growth stops, and you’re losing just as many customers as you’re bringing in. It’s not an opinion—it’s just how recurring revenue businesses work.

This book is about software project management, using the fictitious story of Kelly, Pat, and Shane, who work on developing a product called Stippy at a startup called FunPlace. The book covers the different phases of the project, from planning to execution, and the challenges and solutions that the team encounters along the way.

A comprehensive guide to day trading, with prescriptive information and actionable advice to help you achieve financial success. It may seem that day trading is only for savvy investors who know the ins and outs of the marketplace—but it doesn’t have to be. All it takes is the right...

Software is eating the world—transforming industries from finance to retail, from media to transportation. Yet healthcare remains stubbornly resistant to digital transformation. In Inedible, healthcare innovator Mariano García-Valiño diagnoses this anomaly, explaining why healthcare continues to lag behind and revealing how it can finally leap forward. Drawing from decades of experience at the intersection of healthcare and technology, García-Valiño identifies the root cause: today’s healthcare systems were built for an era dominated by acute, infectious diseases. That era has passed.

Are you ready to architect enterprise-grade systems with modern C# and .NET 14? Do you want to master Clean Architecture and enterprise patterns to build scalable applications? Tired of brittle codebases, spaghetti dependencies, and costly refactors? Want to reduce infrastructure costs while increasing your earning potential as a sought-after software architect? This updated 2025 edition of The Software Architecture Bible is your comprehensive, full-color guide to mastering modern system design. It provides the structured framework you need to go from concept to production in just 30 days. ...

Unlock the secrets of a timeless communication method with Morse Code in the Digital Age. This captivating eBook takes readers on a journey from the origins of dots and dashes to their enduring legacy in modern digital landscapes. Discover how Morse Code has not only survived but thrived amidst technological evolution, consistently weaving its way through the fabric of digital communication. Dive into the history of Morse Code and explore its remarkable resilience, which has transformed it from a 19th-century marvel into a vital tool in today's tech-savvy world. Understand the fascinating ...

Manning's best-selling Java 8 book has been revised for Java 9 and 10! In Modern Java in Action, you'll build on your existing Java language skills with the newest features and techniques. Modern Java in Action connects new features of the Java language with their practical applications. It will help you expand your existing knowledge of core Java as you master modern additions like the Streams API and the Java Module System, explore new approaches to concurrency, and learn how functional concepts can help you write code that’s easier to read and maintain.

A clear and structured guide to AI infrastructure. This book provides a straightforward and well organized explanation of the systems that make artificial intelligence possible.t explains the full infrastructure that supports modern AI, from hardware and data systems to networking and control software. Designed for readers with a basic understanding of technology, it keeps the language simple while remaining technically accurate. You will learn: What makes AI infrastructure different from traditional computing How processors such as CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, NPUs, and FPGAs support AI workloads How...

Great software can change the world. So, why not start with an idea of what your end user wants and needs? The success of any software is underpinned by the users’ need for it. Will it serve its purpose efficiently? Will it make the end user’s life easier? Will it give them their money’s worth? In User Experience by UX designer Steven Branson, you’ll find out everything you need to know. Expanding your UX approach, honing your coding abilities, and acing your computer programming interviews are within reach!

Is your team constantly blocked by other teams? Are your release days a high-stakes, "all-hands-on-deck" nightmare? Your team follows the Scrum process perfectly, but you still can't move fast. Your destiny feels like it's in someone else's hands. The problem isn't your process; it's the invisible wall of your company's software architecture. You are an agile team trapped in a non-agile system. This book is your guide to seeing and understanding that invisible wall. Architecture for Scrum Masters is a simple, non-technical playbook that demystifies the blueprints of modern software. Using a...

Ever tried learning Python, only to get lost in tutorials that feel too technical, too fast, or just plain confusing? You're not alone. This friendly, step-by-step beginner's guide makes Python simple, practical, and surprisingly fun even if you've never written a single line of code. With 35+ hands-on exercises and 6 real world projects, you'll go from complete beginner to confident Python programmer. No tech background required. Just 10 minutes a day.

"Architecting Intelligence: The New Blueprint for Application Development" is a comprehensive, practical, and forward-looking guide designed to equip the next generation of software engineers, architects, and technology leaders with the skills to build intelligent applications in the AI-driven era. This book systematically deconstructs the entire lifecycle of a modern, AI-native application, from conceptualization and design to deployment and future-proofing. Philosophy The core philosophy of this book is that "intelligence" is no longer a bolt-on feature but an architectural first ...