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Thinking in Systems

Donella Meadows

The primer on systems thinking. Short, clear, and permanently changes how you see the world.

architecture
book

A Philosophy of Software Design

John Ousterhout

How to reduce software complexity. The best book on writing clean systems.

architecture
book

Database Design for Mere Mortals

Michael J. Hernandez

Practical, accessible guide to relational database design.

architecture
book

Information Architecture (4th Edition)

Rosenfeld, Morville & Arango

The definitive reference on organizing information for the web.

architecture
book

How to Make Sense of Any Mess

Abby Covert

Information architecture for everyone. Short, visual, and immediately applicable.

architectureresearch
book

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

Modern distributed systems design. Dense but rewarding.

architecture
book

Design Systems

Alla Kholmatova

Creating effective, evolving design systems. From Smashing Magazine.

architecturecraft
book

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

InfoQ

Quick introduction to Domain-Driven Design concepts. Free.

architecture
tool

Loopy

Nicky Case

Interactive tool for thinking in systems. Draw loops, watch them play out.

architecture
tool

JSON.org

The JSON specification. Short, clear, and the authoritative source.

architecture
article

Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System

Donella Meadows

Where to push for the biggest systemic change. Foundational systems thinking essay.

architecture
article

The Twelve-Factor App

Heroku

Twelve principles for building modern, portable, scalable web applications.

architecture
article

Event Storming

Alberto Brandolini

Collaborative domain modeling with sticky notes. DDD made accessible.

architecture
article

The Systems Thinker

Articles, resources, and tools for systems thinking practitioners.

architecture
article

Information Architecture Articles

Nielsen Norman Group

Curated collection of IA best practices and research.

architecture
reference

Prisma Data Modeling Guide

Prisma

Database and data modeling concepts. Clear, modern, well-illustrated.

architecture