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Technical Program Manager's Handbook

Empowering managers to efficiently manage technical projects and build a successful career path

by Joshua Alan Teter ...

Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

Explore the different aspects of the technical program manager's role in the tech world and get ready to advance your career across the Big Five tech companiesKey FeaturesUncover the secret to becoming a successful technical program managerLearn some of the system design principles and architectural concepts necessary for a TPMGet up and running with a wide range of foundational program management ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the different aspects of the technical program manager's role in the tech world and get ready to advance your career across the Big Five tech companiesKey FeaturesUncover the secret to becoming a successful technical program managerLearn some of the system design principles and architectural concepts necessary for a TPMGet up and running with a wide range of foundational program management
... Read more
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Introduction to .NET Aspire

Cloud-native microservices development with .NET Aspire

by Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri, Tommaso Stocchi ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTION.NET Aspire is a revolutionary stack created for building cloud-native microservices. It emerges as a game-changer, offering a streamlined, opinionated approach to simplify orchestrating the .NET microservices and connecting them to cloud services with ease.The book explores the development of .NET Aspire, its core concepts, and a powerful ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTION.NET Aspire is a revolutionary stack created for building cloud-native microservices. It emerges as a game-changer, offering a streamlined, opinionated approach to simplify orchestrating the .NET microservices and connecting them to cloud services with ease.The book explores the development of .NET Aspire, its core concepts, and a powerful
... Read more
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Data Engineering with AWS

A Practical Guide to Building Scalable and Secure Enterprise Data Platforms

by Sanjiv Kumar Jha ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTIONData engineering and AWS form the backbone of modern enterprise data architecture, enabling organizations to harness the exponential growth of data for competitive advantage. As businesses generate petabytes of information daily, the ability to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective data platforms has become critical for survival in ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTIONData engineering and AWS form the backbone of modern enterprise data architecture, enabling organizations to harness the exponential growth of data for competitive advantage. As businesses generate petabytes of information daily, the ability to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective data platforms has become critical for survival in
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Audiobook

Production Kubernetes

Building Successful Application Platforms

by Josh Rosso, Rich Lander, Alex Brand, John Harris ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

17 hours 34 min

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.The brilliance of Kubernetes is how ... Read more

$42.06 CAD

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.The brilliance of Kubernetes is how
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Building Green Software

A Sustainable Approach to Software Development and Operations

by Anne Currie, Sara Bergman, Sarah Hsu ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to the effect those changes will have on the day-to ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to the effect those changes will have on the day-to
... Read more
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Agile Software Development for Beginners

Advanced Strategies for Optimal Software Development Performance

by Jacob Richardson ...

Narrated by Jacob Richardson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 40 min

Take your Agile journey to the next level with this advanced guide tailored for beginners ready to elevate their software development practices. Building upon the foundational principles of Agile methodologies, this book delves into advanced strategies and techniques designed to optimize performance and drive innovation.Explore cutting-edge approaches to iterative development, collaborative ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take your Agile journey to the next level with this advanced guide tailored for beginners ready to elevate their software development practices. Building upon the foundational principles of Agile methodologies, this book delves into advanced strategies and techniques designed to optimize performance and drive innovation.Explore cutting-edge approaches to iterative development, collaborative
... Read more
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Cracking System Design

A Comprehensive Guide to Building Scalable and Reliable Systems

by Et Tu Code ...

Narrated by Helen Green ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Architect's Guide
Unabridged

3 hours 38 min

"Cracking System Design" is a guide covering scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance, data storage, microservices architecture, API design, security, performance optimization, infrastructure, monitoring, and case studies. It includes:Fundamentals: Scalability, reliability, fault tolerance.Data Storage: Relational databases, NoSQL, cloud storage.Microservices: Principles, implementation, ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Cracking System Design" is a guide covering scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance, data storage, microservices architecture, API design, security, performance optimization, infrastructure, monitoring, and case studies. It includes:Fundamentals: Scalability, reliability, fault tolerance.Data Storage: Relational databases, NoSQL, cloud storage.Microservices: Principles, implementation,
... Read more
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DevOps Culture

Fostering Collaboration, Continuous Delivery, and High-Performance Teams in the Modern Software Development Lifecycle

by Sam Miley ...

Narrated by Maha Ameer ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

In today’s fast-paced digital world, success hinges on more than just writing code—it’s about creating a culture that brings development and operations together with shared goals, trust, and rapid delivery. DevOps Culture offers a comprehensive guide to transforming your organization into a high-performing, collaborative, and resilient software powerhouse.This book goes beyond tools and automation ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In today’s fast-paced digital world, success hinges on more than just writing code—it’s about creating a culture that brings development and operations together with shared goals, trust, and rapid delivery. DevOps Culture offers a comprehensive guide to transforming your organization into a high-performing, collaborative, and resilient software powerhouse.This book goes beyond tools and automation
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Guide to Test Automation Architecture

A roadmap for building sustainable test automation frameworks for modern software

by Craig Risi ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTIONIn the software development domain, test automation has emerged as the cornerstone of delivering reliable applications. This comprehensive guide provides a systematic roadmap for designing and implementing test automation frameworks that transcend tool-specific limitations, ensuring they adapt and endure.You will learn to apply core software ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.DESCRIPTIONIn the software development domain, test automation has emerged as the cornerstone of delivering reliable applications. This comprehensive guide provides a systematic roadmap for designing and implementing test automation frameworks that transcend tool-specific limitations, ensuring they adapt and endure.You will learn to apply core software
... Read more
Audiobook

DevOps and Agile Development

Transforming Software Development. The Synergy of DevOps and Agile Principles. Part 2

by Simon Winston ...

Narrated by Sam Finley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

In the rapidly evolving world of software development, where speed, efficiency, and collaboration are paramount, the synergy between DevOps and Agile principles has emerged as a game-changer. " DevOps and Agile Development: Transforming Software Development. The Synergy of DevOps and Agile Principles" is a comprehensive guide that unravels the power of combining DevOps and Agile methodologies, ... Read more

$10.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the rapidly evolving world of software development, where speed, efficiency, and collaboration are paramount, the synergy between DevOps and Agile principles has emerged as a game-changer. " DevOps and Agile Development: Transforming Software Development. The Synergy of DevOps and Agile Principles" is a comprehensive guide that unravels the power of combining DevOps and Agile methodologies,
... Read more
Audiobook

Monolith to Microservices

Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith

by Sam Newman ...

Narrated by Mitchell Dorian ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman's extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.With many illustrative examples, insightful migration patterns, and a ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman's extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.With many illustrative examples, insightful migration patterns, and a
... Read more
Audiobook

Making Futures Work

Integrating Futures Thinking for Design, Innovation, and Strategy

by Phil Balagtas ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

Learn how to get started with Futures Thinking. With this practical guide, Phil Balagtas, founder of the Design Futures Initiative and the global Speculative Futures network, shows you how designers and futurists have made futures work at companies such as Atari, IBM, Apple, Disney, Autodesk, Lufthansa, and McKinsey & Company.This book demystifies the process of Futures Thinking into a language ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

Learn how to get started with Futures Thinking. With this practical guide, Phil Balagtas, founder of the Design Futures Initiative and the global Speculative Futures network, shows you how designers and futurists have made futures work at companies such as Atari, IBM, Apple, Disney, Autodesk, Lufthansa, and McKinsey & Company.This book demystifies the process of Futures Thinking into a language
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture

A Modern Engineering Approach (2nd Edition)

by Neal Ford, Mark Richards ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

16 hours 55 min

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top ten best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural ... Read more

$40.70 CAD

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top ten best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural
... Read more
Audiobook

The Art of Agile Development, 2nd Edition

by James Shore ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

23 hours 2 min

Most companies developing software employ something they call "Agile." But there's widespread misunderstanding of what Agile is and how to use it. If you want to improve your software development team's agility, this comprehensive guidebook's clear, concrete, and detailed guidance explains what to do and why, and when to make trade-offs.In this thorough update of the classic Agile how-to guide, ... Read more

$42.06 CAD

Most companies developing software employ something they call "Agile." But there's widespread misunderstanding of what Agile is and how to use it. If you want to improve your software development team's agility, this comprehensive guidebook's clear, concrete, and detailed guidance explains what to do and why, and when to make trade-offs.In this thorough update of the classic Agile how-to guide,
... Read more
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Generative AI

The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

by Harvard Business Review ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye, Mike Lenz ...

Series series HBR Insights
Unabridged

3 hours 4 min

The future of AI is here.The world is transfixed by the marvel (and possible menace) of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. It's clear Gen AI will transform the business landscape, but when and how much remain to be seen. Meanwhile, your smartest competitors are already navigating the risks and reaping the rewards of these new technologies. They're experimenting with new business models around ... Read more

$14.92 CAD

The future of AI is here.The world is transfixed by the marvel (and possible menace) of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. It's clear Gen AI will transform the business landscape, but when and how much remain to be seen. Meanwhile, your smartest competitors are already navigating the risks and reaping the rewards of these new technologies. They're experimenting with new business models around
... Read more
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Secure Software Design

Safeguarding Your Code Against Cyber Threats

by Saimon Carrie ...

Narrated by Saimon Carrie ...

Unabridged

3 hours 29 min

In "Secure Software Design" readers embark on a journey through the intricate world of secure software design. With cyber threats looming large in today's interconnected landscape, the need for resilient and fortified code has never been more critical. This comprehensive guide equips software developers, architects, and security professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to design and ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "Secure Software Design" readers embark on a journey through the intricate world of secure software design. With cyber threats looming large in today's interconnected landscape, the need for resilient and fortified code has never been more critical. This comprehensive guide equips software developers, architects, and security professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to design and
... Read more
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In RNJesus They Trust

Game Design, Your Time & Your Luck

by Kobra KaiSa, Sage Reedfields ...

Narrated by Free Egyptian ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

In RNJesus They Trust: Game Design, Your Time & Your Luck is a witty, sharp-eyed exploration of randomness in modern gaming — and how it blesses, tests, or exploits the players who kneel before it. From the ecstatic thrill of a rare drop to the soul-crushing grind of gacha pulls, game developers have turned RNG (random number generation) into a design pillar that fuels excitement and monetization. ... Read more

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In RNJesus They Trust: Game Design, Your Time & Your Luck is a witty, sharp-eyed exploration of randomness in modern gaming — and how it blesses, tests, or exploits the players who kneel before it. From the ecstatic thrill of a rare drop to the soul-crushing grind of gacha pulls, game developers have turned RNG (random number generation) into a design pillar that fuels excitement and monetization.
... Read more
Audiobook

97 Principles for Software Architects

Collective Wisdom from Industry Veterans

by Multiple Authors ...

Narrated by Mike Bisceglia ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

97 Principles for Software Architects presents axioms for software architecture written by over four dozen leading software architects. The principles describe best practices in architecting and developing software learned from decades of collective experience. The lessons of this book will be useful to current and aspiring software architects, engineers, and anyone responsible for developing ... Read more

$27.13 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

97 Principles for Software Architects presents axioms for software architecture written by over four dozen leading software architects. The principles describe best practices in architecting and developing software learned from decades of collective experience. The lessons of this book will be useful to current and aspiring software architects, engineers, and anyone responsible for developing
... Read more
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Site Reliability Engineering

How Google Runs Production Systems

by Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, Niall Richard Murphy ...

Narrated by Liz Porter ...

Unabridged

20 hours 8 min

The overwhelming majority of a software system's lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle ... Read more

$42.06 CAD

The overwhelming majority of a software system's lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle
... Read more
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Terraform: Up and Running

Writing Infrastructure as Code, 3rd Edition

by Yevgeniy Brikman ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

13 hours 56 min

Terraform has become a key player in the DevOps world for defining, launching, and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) across a variety of cloud and virtualization platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and more. This hands-on third edition, expanded and thoroughly updated for version 1.0 and beyond, shows you the fastest way to get up and running with Terraform.Gruntwork cofounder ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

Terraform has become a key player in the DevOps world for defining, launching, and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) across a variety of cloud and virtualization platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and more. This hands-on third edition, expanded and thoroughly updated for version 1.0 and beyond, shows you the fastest way to get up and running with Terraform.Gruntwork cofounder
... Read more
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Tidy First?

A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design

by Kent Beck ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into manageable sections. In this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you might apply tidyings to improve your code while keeping the overall structure of the system in mind.Instead of trying to master tidying all at ... Read more

$14.92 CAD

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into manageable sections. In this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you might apply tidyings to improve your code while keeping the overall structure of the system in mind.Instead of trying to master tidying all at
... Read more
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Building Applications with AI Agents

Designing and Implementing Multiagent Systems

by Michael Albada ...

Narrated by Nick Mondelli ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

Generative AI has revolutionized how organizations tackle problems, accelerating the journey from concept to prototype to solution. As the models become increasingly capable, we have witnessed a new design pattern emerge: AI agents. By combining tools, knowledge, memory, and learning with advanced foundation models, we can now sequence multiple model inferences together to solve ambiguous and ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

Generative AI has revolutionized how organizations tackle problems, accelerating the journey from concept to prototype to solution. As the models become increasingly capable, we have witnessed a new design pattern emerge: AI agents. By combining tools, knowledge, memory, and learning with advanced foundation models, we can now sequence multiple model inferences together to solve ambiguous and
... Read more
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Learning Systems Thinking

Essential Non-Linear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals

by Diana Montalion ...

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

A decade ago, developers built information-sharing software by writing a lot of custom code in a single code base, then adding layers of caching. Now we build information systems: interdependent software and services, data platforms, and event streams. Many of our software-to-systems initiatives fail, though, and when they do, we double down on traditional linear approaches. But linear thinking ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

A decade ago, developers built information-sharing software by writing a lot of custom code in a single code base, then adding layers of caching. Now we build information systems: interdependent software and services, data platforms, and event streams. Many of our software-to-systems initiatives fail, though, and when they do, we double down on traditional linear approaches. But linear thinking
... Read more
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Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms

A Guide to CNAPPs and the Foundations of Comprehensive Cloud Security

by Russ Miles, Stephen Giguere, Taylor Smith ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

Cloud native security isn't a game for individual players. It requires team collaboration with a platform that can help cloud security engineers, developers, and operations people do their best work. That's what the cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers. With this guide, you'll learn how CNAPPs can help you consolidate security through DevSecOps across cloud native ... Read more

$17.63 CAD

Cloud native security isn't a game for individual players. It requires team collaboration with a platform that can help cloud security engineers, developers, and operations people do their best work. That's what the cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers. With this guide, you'll learn how CNAPPs can help you consolidate security through DevSecOps across cloud native
... Read more

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