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Clean Architecture is an essential book for every current or aspiring software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager - and for every programmer who must execute someone else’s designs. 

Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code “on the fly” into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer - but only if you work at it.

Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development. Now, 20 years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse.

Data projects are an intrinsic part of an organization's technical ecosystem, but data engineers in many companies continue to work on problems that others have already solved. This hands-on guide shows you how to provide valuable data by focusing on various aspects of data engineering, including data ingestion, data quality, idempotency, and more.

As organizations shift from monolithic applications to smaller, self-contained microservices, distributed systems have become more fine-grained. But developing these new systems brings its own host of problems. This expanded second edition takes a holistic view of topics that you need to consider when building, managing, and scaling microservices architectures. Through clear examples and practical advice, author Sam Newman gives everyone from architects and developers to testers and IT operators a firm grounding in the concepts.

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks.

Embark on a journey through the timeless and transformative world of sacred geometry with Sacred Geometry & Patterns of Divine Design by Derek Dodds. This compelling guide unveils the hidden patterns of the universe, exploring how geometric forms connect the physical and spiritual realms, offering profound insights into art, nature, and personal growth.

This is an essential resource for software developers who want to understand and use object-oriented design patterns effectively in their projects. The book begins with an introduction to object-oriented design patterns and their importance in software development. It then provides an overview of the three main categories of design patterns: creational, structural, and behavioral. Each category is explored in detail, including specific patterns such as the Singleton, Factory Method, Adapter, and Observer patterns. The book provides best practices for using these patterns in software ...

Dive into the Heart of Software Design: Master Object-Oriented Programming, Design Principles, Design Patterns with C# examples Discover the foundation of software craftsmanship with this comprehensive guide. Unveil the power of Object-Oriented Programming, learn Design Principles for creating adaptable and scalable systems. With practical examples and hands-on exercises, you'll gain the skills and confidence needed to excel in modern software development. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this book equips you to build software systems that endure and adapt in a fast-...

A Step-by-Step Master Class in Indie Game Development, from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter Nights™ Honors for Don Daglow's From Dream to Delivery books: Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 Finalist, 2020 Top Shelf Book Awards Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Book Excellence Awards "Don Daglow has survived 40+ years creating games and always retained his positive attitude. Learn from the master." – Jeff Braun, ...

Author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate the diverse data landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. 

"Software Architecture and Design Patterns" is an intensely practical, hands-on guide written for the modern software developer to understanding and applying the core concepts of software architecture and design patterns. In a world where technology evolves at a breakneck pace, the principles of good design and robust architecture remain the timeless foundation of all successful software. This book is dedicated to teaching those principles not as abstract theory, but as a tangible craft. It is built to bridge the critical gap between writing lines of code and architecting resilient, ...

Microservices Patterns teaches you how to develop and deploy production-quality microservices-based applications. This invaluable set of design patterns builds on decades of distributed system experience, adding new patterns for writing services and composing them into systems that scale and perform reliably under real-world conditions. More than just a patterns catalog, this practical guide offers experience-driven advice to help you design, implement, test, and deploy your microservices-based application.

Dive headfirst into the electrifying universe of AI with "Prompt Design Patterns" — the ultimate blueprint for sculpting unparalleled human-AI dialogues. Tailored with precision for pros, novices, and everyone with a spark of AI curiosity, this tome unlocks the secrets of 23 transformative prompt design patterns, offering a seamless fusion of art and science. 🌟 Highlights of This AI Gem: Elevate Your Craft: Traverse from newbies to maestro with a curated blend of timeless techniques and pioneering insights from AI experts. Unleash Peak Productivity: Harness the full force of AI. Make ...

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.

Bloomsbury presents Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law: AI’s Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience by MR Leiser read by David Monteath This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AI-powered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand and challenge the...

API Design Patterns lays out a set of design principles for building internal and public-facing APIs. Google API expert JJ Geewax presents patterns that ensure your APIs are consistent, scalable, and flexible. You’ll improve the design of the most common APIs, plus discover techniques for tricky edge cases. Relevant examples and detailed scenarios make every pattern clear and easy to understand.

Harness Engineering is a practical guide to designing secure control planes for long-horizon, multi-agent AI systems. It explains how to move beyond prompt-only safety and build the durable harness around agents: autonomy controls, identity, intent contracts, context boundaries, memory governance, observability, runtime steering, scalability, data governance, and evaluation-driven improvement. Written for engineers, security leaders, architects, researchers, and advanced students, the book treats agent safety as an engineering discipline. Each chapter presents design patterns, failure modes...

Master Seamless Patterns, Commercial Composition, Repeat Troubleshooting, and Professional Workflow Systems in Procreate Surface pattern design is more than creating beautiful motifs. Professional patterns are built through structure, spacing, rhythm, movement, hierarchy, troubleshooting, and refinement. The Complete Surface Design Studio Collection brings together the core systems surface designers need to create stronger, more cohesive, and more commercially successful patterns. Whether you’re designing fabric, wallpaper, stationery, home décor, print-on-demand products, or digital ...

Author Brendan Burns demonstrates how you can adapt existing software design patterns for designing and building reliable distributed applications. Systems engineers and application developers will learn how these long-established patterns provide a common language and framework for dramatically increasing the quality of your system. This fully updated second edition includes new chapters on AI inference, AI training, and building robust systems for the real world.