Designing Data-Intensive Applications[0] by Martin Kleppmann. There's a previous HN thread about it[1]. Helped me understand a bit more about databases and syst

Designing Data-Intensive Applications[0] by Martin Kleppmann. There's a previous HN thread about it[1]. Helped me understand a bit more about databases and systems. The book is also very approachable and has the perfect blend of application and theory at a high level that anyone approaching the industry for the first time stands to gain a lot from reading it. The Architecture of Open Source Applications[2] series is a good one for leaning how to build production applications and you can read it online. The chapter on Scalable Web Architecture[3] is a must-read. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/1449373321 https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15428526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15428526 [2] http://aosabook.org/en/index.html http://aosabook.org/en/index.html [3] http://aosabook.org/en/distsys.html http://aosabook.org/en/distsys.html