I used to read High Scalability [1] which has write ups of real-life architectures of lots of the largest web sites. I found it great for learning about differe

I used to read High Scalability [1] which has write ups of real-life architectures of lots of the largest web sites. I found it great for learning about different architectures. I'd definintely recommend it as a way to find out about thing like messaging queues, asynchronous vs synchronous processing, etc. On a similar note but more theoretical, my life changed when I learned about design patterns. Martin Fowler's books/site are a good place to start [2]. [1] http://highscalability.com http://highscalability.com [2] https://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/index.html https://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/index.html