I’ve got a big announcement to make this week. I’ve started working on
a new book. This time around, I’ll be writing about
concepts. Tons and tons of concepts. The book, which I’ve decided to name “Dev Concepts” is going to explain all of the ideas and principles around software development. Ideas and things that I consider to be
core knowledge that all software crafters should (at the very least) be aware of. The book is mainly aimed at software developers of all levels and all horizons (back-end, front-end, full-stack, and everything in-between), but will also be of interest for junior IT architects, IT operations staff, project/team/IT managers, etc. It’s a project that I’ve had in mind for quite a while and now I’m going to make it real. I’ve met many peers, juniors, seniors, and even so-called experts who didn’t know all that much about software architecture principles, software design, code quality, IT infrastructure, IT security, or the differences between CI and CD. Also, through my one-to-one coaching sessions, I’ve found myself explaining the same things over and over. In this book, I intend to give an easy to understand explanation of what full-stack really means, what great software is made of, how to go from ideas to production-ready systems, and everything that is needed/useful between end-users and back-end systems (DNS, PKI, reverse proxies, load balancers, firewalls, WAFs, etc). I’ll explain what IT operations care about and why it matters, what back-end developers should focus on, what front-end developers need to keep an eye on, etc. So this won’t be a book full of code snippets, nor one full of pedantic points for or against tabs (tabs are better, but spaces win ‘hands’ down :p). Neither will it be a book about Angular, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kotlin, Rust, or whatever fancy new technology is high on the hype cycle these days. This is going to be a book about “basic”, but foundational ideas that will help its readers create a
clear mental map of a wide spectrum of puzzle pieces in the IT landscape, useful for all software crafters / DevSecOps people. I’ve announced the project on
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook,
Medium, and published a
behind-the-scenes look about the launch on IndieHackers; where I also plan to continue sending progress updates. The
Dev Concepts book will be available end of March next year, but it’s already
available for pre-order, with an early-bird offer (first come, first served).
Check out the official Website for all the details. If I may ask something of you, it’s to take a minute of your time and share those links around on social media. This will help me raise awareness about the project, and, hopefully, reach and help many more people. It’s my first self-published book, so it’s a new adventure, but I’m confident I’ll complete it in time.
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