Books
Product Management
INSPIRED
Marty Cagan explains how top tech companies (see FAANG) operate significantly different than the rest and how their practices contribute to constant innovation. Create alignment with a strong product vision, form a strategy, and empower teams to discover and solve customer problems in a way...
EMPOWERED
“[…] if you’re just using your engineers to code, you’re only getting about half their value.” In a follow-up to INSPIRED, Marty and Chris layout how top-tier tech companies empower teams of missionaries to achieve continuous innovation.
Backend
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Ever wondered how you get from a simple append-only logfile to a full-fledged database? Then this book is for you. I highly recommend this book to all (backend) developers. It features timeless and detailed patterns and techniques for developing backend systems. Personal advice: Especially for...
Understanding Distributed Systems
This book is a must-read for all backend and full-stack software engineers. Understanding distributed systems will provide you with the necessary overview and vocabulary to talk to fellow backend engineers and acts as a starting point for more in-depth research. Topics cover: Communication, from the...