Best Systems Architecture
Discover how microservices allow you to align your system design with your organization’s goals Learn options for integrating a service with the rest of your system Take an incremental approach when splitting monolithic codebases Deploy individual microservices through continuous integration Examine the complexities of testing and monitoring distributed services Manage security with user-to-service and service-to-service models Understand the challenges of scaling microservice architectures. After 20 years in the industry, Sam now runs his own consulting and training company Sam Newman and Associates, focusing in the area of Microservices, Cloud and CI/CD.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My context: I helped build a system with a Rails "middle end" that talked to about eight microservices, and then moved that from Heroku to AWS. In fact, throughout I was thinking "I'll use this as a checklist next time I'm building a system" and then I was pleased to discover that the final, summary chapter is essentially that checklist."
"Amazing book which talks about the archtectural Challa ended of building microservices."
"Read it before getting into cloud world."
"Reading it through gives you a complete picture of building microservices."
"If you are searching for solutions with many existing microservices or ideas for performance enhancement, look elsewhere."
"Great book for developer which are making there first steps in the world of micro service ."
"Great book for starters to understand all about micro services and how to go about implementing in your organization."
"Good top level view of what micro services look like."
In the early days of computer science, the interactions of hardware, software, compilers, and operating system were simple enough to allow students to see an overall picture of how computers worked. Unlike other texts that cover only one aspect of the field, The Elements of Computing Systems gives students an integrated and rigorous picture of applied computer science, as its comes to play in the construction of a simple yet powerful computer system. A refreshingly new way of looking at computer systems as a whole by considering all aspects of a complete system in an integrated manner.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So far, I have read the entire book but the highest-level project that I have completed so far was the ALU."
"From the basic NAND logic gate, all the way up to an operating system this book (and the accompanying website) give you the tools you need to build each layer."
"This course is fantastic."
"I am a Computer Science graduate, and related to how a lot of people coming out of universities have a niche understanding - strong understanding of various comp sci 'modules', but a sort of missing the forest appreciation for the trees."
"Great book, clear and concise - there's also helpful sections at the end of the chapters to help you get started with the project :-). 10 for 10 would recommend...who knew computer systems/organization could be so fun!"
"This book is a great resource."
"It is an introductory and very comprehensive book in the area of computer systems."
"Fantastic book with great project exercises!"
Coverage of architectural styles such as service-oriented architectures, multi-tier architectures, and data models Guidance for documentation in an Agile development environment Deeper treatment of documentation of rationale, reflecting best industrial practices Improved templates, reflecting years of use and feedback, and more documentation layout options A new, comprehensive example (available online), featuring documentation of a Web-based service-oriented system Reference guides for three important architecture documentation languages: UML, AADL, and SySML. New and improved in this second edition: Coverage of architectural styles such as service-oriented architectures, multi-tier architectures, and data modelsGuidance for documentation in an Agile development environmentDeeper treatment of documentation of rationale, reflecting best industrial practicesImproved templates, reflecting years of use and feedback, and more documentation layout optionsA new, comprehensive example (available online), featuring documentation of a Web-based service-oriented systemReference guides for three important architecture documentation languages: UML, AADL, and SySML Paul Clements is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), where he has worked since 1994 leading or coleading projects in software product-line engineering and software architecture documentation and analysis. Besides this one, Clements is the coauthor of two other practitioner-oriented books about software architecture: Software Architecture in Practice (Addison-Wesley, 1998; Second Edition 2003) and Evaluating Software Architectures: Methods and Case Studies (Addison-Wesley, 2001). Before joining the SEI, he was a software engineer at Robert Bosch GmbH in corporate research, where he worked with software development departments to address the issues of software engineering in small and large embedded systems. He has coauthored two award-winning books in software architecture as well as several other books and numerous papers in a wide variety of areas of computer science and software engineering. He is a member of the IFIP Working Group on Software Architecture (WG2.10). He applies more than 35 years of experience in computer simulation, software architecture, software product lines, man-machine interface, artificial intelligence, and programming language design to various aspects of applied research and hands-on customer assistance for large (more than three million lines of code) software systems. He works for the SEI in the areas of software architecture, service-oriented architecture, and aspect-oriented software development. Robert Nord is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in the Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program at the SEI, where he works to develop and communicate effective methods and practices for software architecture. He is a member of the IFIP Working Group on Software Architecture (WG2.10). She has authored several book chapters on the topic of software architecture analysis, software architecture support for software component composition, and software architecture documentation.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It's to wrap our brains around requirements, ponder solutions, innovate, and sort it all out for ourselves and others. Paul Clements and team have done a good job of proposing a framework for exploring and communicating designs. Based on personal experience, I might add that this approach needs the support of modern presentation techniques."
"The authors have expanded the epilogue which is the comparison of Views and Beyond to other documenting approaches. It now includes comparisons to ISO/IEC 42010 - ANSI/IEEE Std 1471-2000, the RUPs 4+1, Rozanski and Woods Viewpoint Set, agile projects, and DoDAF. It then provides a cross reference with some other great methods of documenting software architecture in the epilogue I mentioned above."
"Reasonable book."
"This is a very good text book."
"Anybody who thinks they might be producers or consumers of software architecture documentation owes it to themselves to get a copy of this book now. Others might think they have no need for this book, but still should read it."
"very useful when trying to find examples of how to do a design document."
"Not too much to say beyond: this should be required reading for all architects."
"A nice update to the prior edition, with more on agile."
Best Mainframes & Minicomputers
An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi—with no programming experience required. Dr. Simon Monk has a bachelor’s degree in cybernetics and computer science and a Ph.D. in software engineering.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book on programming the incredible Raspberry pi 3 computer."
"so far its a good book for learning although I think the code for the game is not presented in the correct order which defeats the learning process."
"Perfect beginners book!"
"I have not gotten to far into the book as of yet but, what I have read is made very easy to understand and follow."
"I want to read more book by this author!"
"A good basic introduction that will suit beginners."
"The book has excellent information but I find it hard to go back and find things."
"A good book to start working with the Raspberry Pi."
Best Mobile Device Guides
This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902 Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"the author does not drift off to complicated things when starting to learn the basics."
"While this was required material for my IT class, the writing is easy to follow and the information is clear."
"It is packed with everything I need to know for passing the CompTIA A+ exam, and as a matter fact I almost gave it four stars because it is so packed it is too heavy to hold up when I’m laying down reading it!"
"Great book when it comes to questions in each."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"Nice book for those people who like to learn as they go."
Best Mac Computer Hardware
Get the most out of your MacBook Your new MacBook is sleek and powerful, and this down-to-earth guide makes it easier than ever to navigate, personalize, and maximize what it can help you accomplish. Set up and personalize your laptop Import stuff from your old computer Search with Spotlight and Sherlock Open a .Mac account Create with the iLife suite Add wireless devices.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is my go-to book for help with my new MacBook Air."
"Bought this and read through it before getting my New MacBook, it made the MacBook a lot easier to navigate."
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"I bought this after buying my Mac Book Pro."
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"Bought this for my hubby who just got a Mac."
"This book is easy to read and follow but most of the info is not very usable as I still had to go to the Apple store for assistance."
"Did not serve my needs at all."
Best Computer Hardware Peripherals
This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902 Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"First off, let me say this, the author of this book is very informed on IT."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"Nice book for those people who like to learn as they go."
"Must have to get certified."
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"I know a lot about computers and learned a bit to go and write the A+, but it's very good I bought this books, learnt so many additional stuff, not even for the exams but for myself m. Thank you Meyers💪🔥."