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I still prefer classical scientific books. This book is too much tool driven. I need the actual concept.
by majidazimi 9y ago
I still prefer classical scientific books. This book is too much tool driven. I need the actual concept.
- adamnemecek 9y agoLike which ones? And I do agree but going from theory to practice can be super tricky.
- majidazimi 9y agoA while ago, I answered the same question on Quora[0]. I listed my favorite ones there. And if you are interested into database systems checkout [1]. [0] https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-books-on-Distributed-Systems-for-newbie https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-books-on-Distribute... [1] https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-reading-list-for-distributed-database-systems https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-reading-list-for-distributed...
- yeukhon 9y agoEvery book has its own merit (well, I will backtrack by saying some technical books are really bad), though thanks for the recommendation. This E-Book is primarily an introduction using common/trendy technologies in practice. Not a deep-dive or theoretical studies of <name> distributed system.
- dominotw 9y agoDesigning Data Intensive applications seemed to me a like a good balance between too academic and too practical. It was at perfect level of abstraction for me.