Articles tagged with: Books

Book Review: Building Scalable Websites

Summary: This book by Cal Henderson covers scalability concepts, hardware, networking, capacity planning, and more, with multiple examples and best practices.


Book Review: Don't make me think

Summary: A review of the book 'Don't make me think', by Steve Krug.


Book Review: The Art of Readable Code

Summary: 'The Art of Readable Code' is a book that emphasizes the importance of writing code that is easy to read and understand. It provides advice on minimizing time taken to understand code, consistent style, fixing bad names instead of commenting, and more. The book also covers topics such as testing, code cleaning, refactoring, and creating reusable components.


Book Review: ASP.NET 4 Social Networking

Summary: The book provides a good start for building a social network with ASP.NET 4.0, but the architecture won't scale if the site grows. The book covers various frameworks and features, but also has some cons. Overall, it sets the basis for a decent social network with low usage and quite some features.


Book Review: Sphinx Search - Beginner's Guide

Summary: A review of the book 'Sphinx Search - Beginner's Guide', by Abbas Ali.