Best Software Architecture Books
TopicTop software architecture books recommended by developers. Design patterns, clean architecture, and system design principles.
Rankings
Role
Level
Intent
1↓1
Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Erich Gamma
741 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
161.8
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The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim
699 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
149.7
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3—
Clean Architecture
Robert C. Martin
594 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
140.7
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4↓1
Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide
Eric Freeman
762 in 90d
software-architecturejavabackend
129.6
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5↓1
DevOps Handbook
Gene Kim
331 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
71.3
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6↓2
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
250 in 90d
software-architecturefrontend
62.5
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design
Vaughn Vernon
240 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
54
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8—
Extreme Programming Explained
Kent Beck
220 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
47
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Growing Object Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce
170 in 90d
software-testingsoftware-architecturebackend
36.5
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10↓1
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
Martin Folwer
150 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
35.5
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A Philosophy of Software Design
John Ousterhout
140 in 90d
software-architecturecode-qualitybackend
35
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API Design Patterns
JJ Geewax
2018 in 90d
api-designsoftware-architecturebackend
32.4
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13↑3
Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Mark Richards and Neal Ford
153 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
31.9
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14↓4
Building Microservices
Sam Newman
141 in 90d
software-architecturesystem-designbackend
31.8
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15↓5
Domain-Driven Design Distilled
Vaughn Vernon
140 in 90d
software-architecturebackend
31
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16↓3
The unicorn project
Gene Kim
120 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
28
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17↑4
Infrastructure as Code
Kief Morris
113 in 90d
software-architecturedevops
25.9
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18↑10
Cloud Security Handbook
Eyal Estrin
376 in 90d
awssoftware-architecturedevops
25.3
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19↑86
Web Application Security
Andrew Hoffman
1717 in 90d
software-architecturesecuritybackend
24.1
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20↑86
Hacking APIs
Corey J. Ball
1717 in 90d
api-designsoftware-architecturebackend
24.1
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