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Books

A public shelf of what I'm reading and the technical books I regularly consult and study.

6 books

Currently reading

  • In progress

    Man's Search for Meaning

    by Viktor E. Frankl · Philosophy & Psychology

    Exploring logotherapy, purpose, and human resilience under extreme adversity.

Reference and study shelf

  • Distributed Systems & Databases

    Designing Data-Intensive Applications

    by Martin Kleppmann

    A go-to reference on storage engines, replication logs, consensus algorithms, and distributed consistency.

  • Systems & Linux Kernel

    The Linux Programming Interface

    by Michael Kerrisk

    Comprehensive reference on Linux system calls, processes, memory management, signals, and IPC.

  • Java & Software Design

    Effective Java (3rd Edition)

    by Joshua Bloch

    Core design patterns, object creation, equals/hashCode contracts, generics, and concurrency best practices.

  • Architecture & Scalability

    System Design Interview — An Insider's Guide

    by Alex Xu

    Practical blueprints for rate limiters, distributed caches, message queues, and global storage systems.

  • Software Architecture

    Clean Architecture

    by Robert C. Martin

    Dependency inversion, boundary separation, and decoupling business logic from frameworks and databases.