Ask HN: A modern book how to build a scalable web application?

#1

Post by tjadowski » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 8:08 AM UTC

Hi,

I have a close friend who started to learn programming. He want to be a backend web developer. It’s a great book about building scalable websites https://www.amazon.com/Building-Scalable-Web-Sites-Applications/dp/0596102356 but it was written in 2005 and now we have clouds and containers.

So, a question is. Is there a modern version of this book or on this topic? Could you recommend any title?

Thanks a lot for any tips ;-)

Tom

Re: Ask HN: A modern book how to build a scalable web application?

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Post by zachguo » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 11:13 AM UTC

Designing Data-Intensive Applications https://dataintensive.net/

Re: Ask HN: A modern book how to build a scalable web application?

#3

Post by Lordarminius » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 9:05 PM UTC

zachguo wrote: post #2

Designing Data-Intensive Applications https://dataintensive.net/

Came to recommend the same book. However,if your friend is a newbie to programming I doubt he will gain anything from reading such an advanced book.

Re: Ask HN: A modern book how to build a scalable web application?

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Post by tjadowski » Sun, Dec 23, 2018, 4:24 PM UTC

Lordarminius wrote: post #3

zachguo wrote: post #2

Designing Data-Intensive Applications https://dataintensive.net/

Came to recommend the same book. However,if your friend is a newbie to programming I doubt he will gain anything from reading such an advanced book.

Thanks a lot, you are right, probably it's above his level now :). But when he will be more advanced this book covers his needs I think.