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# Awesome Software Architecture Books
# Software Architecture Books
A curated list of books on, or relevant to, Software Architecture.
A comprehensive list of books on Software Architecture.
People in the software industry have long argued about a definition of architecture. Ralph Johnson famously defined
software architecture as "the important stuff (whatever that is)." I, subjectively, followed his definition while
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## Table of Contents
- [What is this? (important)](#what-is-this)
- [How did I make this?](#how-did-i-make-this)
- [What should I read?](#what-should-i-read)
- [Inclusion criteria](#inclusion-criteria)
- [Sorting criteria](#sorting-criteria)
- [Books](#books)
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- [General](#general)
- [Find me at Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/63237197)
## What is this?
This is NOT recommendations. When I made this, I intended for a comprehensive list excluding low-profile books—see
inclusion criteria below. There was a simple reason behind that: I'm not a subject-matter expert on all these topics.
More importantly, I don't know your experience level nor your preferences. Some people prefer theoretical over practical
books (I do). Others prefer verbose over concise books, or art-based over engineering-based books. Or and or and or.
## How did I make this?
I thoroughly reviewed all books
[tagged with software-architecture](https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/software-architecture) on Goodreads and picked
the best objectively—see the selection criteria below. I don't think, by any means, this list is comprehensive. Yet, I'm
[tagged with software-architecture](https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/software-architecture) on Goodreads and applied
a simple algorithmic rules—see the inclusion criteria below. I don't think the list is perfectly comprehensive. Yet, I'm
planning to update it regularly to make it as comprehensive as possible.
## What should I read?
Don't be overwhelmed by the number of books on each subject. Practically speaking, you are supposed to read a few books
on each subject that you are interested in. Deciding what to read is your business. Alternatively, you may go with the
Goodreads community preferences and start from the top of each list if you don't have the time to read reviews.
## Inclusion criteria
- The book must be relevant to Software Architecture; and
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## Sorting criteria
The books are sorted solely based on the number of written reviews. There are, however, other important factors worth
considering. For example, the average rating, the number of ratings, and the publishing date. Yet, I don't have an idea
to put all these factors in a reasonable mathematical formula. If you have
The books are sorted solely based on the number of **written** reviews. There are, however, other important factors
worth considering. For example, the average rating, the number of ratings, and the publishing date. Yet, I don't have an
idea to put all these factors in a reasonable mathematical formula. If you have
any, [I'd love to hear](https://github.com/mhadidg/software-architecture-books/issues/new) what you've got in mind.
## Books
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### Domain-Driven Design
| Title | ISBN | Rating | Raters | Published At |
| Title | ISBN | Rating | Raters | Published |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software | 9780321125217 | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179133) | 4445 | 2003 |
| Domain-Driven Design Distilled | 9780134434421 | [3.78](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28602719) | 816 | 2016 |
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### Agile
| Title | ISBN | Rating | Raters | Published At |
| Title | ISBN | Rating | Raters | Published |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Clean Agile: Back to Basics | 9780135781869 | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45280021) | 633 | 2019 |
| Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices | 9780135974445 | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84985) | 1201 | 2002 |