With Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition by Ashley Davis — This book jumps right into building microservices, giving you just enough knowledge to build, while not getting mired in theory. Read on to learn more. As software continues to become larger and more complicated, we need better ways of managing and mitigating its complexity. As it grows alongside our business…

From AWS Security by Dylan Shields — This article deals with securing access to your AWS account. Applying Least Privilege Access Control The Principle of Least Privilege is the idea that you should grant the fewest permissions needed to get the job done. You can think of it like safety deposit boxes at a bank. If a customer pays for a box…

From Making Sense of Cyber Security by Thomas Kranz — It’s easy to forget that phones are powerful computers in their own right, vulnerable to the same threats as laptops or desktops. Mobile networks also contain many vulnerabilities that attackers can leverage. This article gives an overview of how mobile networks communicate with mobile devices and the threats therein. Mobile phones, SMS, and 5G

From Akka in Action, Second Edition by Francisco Lopez-Sancho — This article discusses fault tolerance in Akka. What fault tolerance is (and what it isn’t) Let’s start with a definition of what we mean when we say a system is fault tolerant, and why you’d write code to embrace the notion of failure. In an ideal world, a system is always available and can guarantee that it’s successful…

From Learn SQL in a Month of Lunches by Jeff Iannucci — Need to learn SQL for a job (or just for fun)? This book will have you querying databases like a pro in no time — no programming experience required! Read on to learn more. Nearly every act of our lives generates data. Every purchase we make, every mile we travel…

From Functional Programming in C#, Second Edition By Enrico Buonanno — This article discusses Async streams and their use/implementation in C#. Take 40% off Functional Programming in C#, Second Edition By entering fccbuonanno2 into the discount code box at checkout at manning.com. Task<T> is very good for modelling operations that take some time to deliver a single T, allowing you to…

With Tiny C# Projects by Denis Panjuta and Jafar Jabbarzadeh — Want to learn C#? There’s no better way to learn than by practical application. This book teaches C# via fun, real-world projects. You’ll be writing C# in no time! Read on to learn more. Take 25% off Tiny C# Projects by entering fccpanjuta into the discount code box at checkout…

With Let’s Talk Python by Pavel Anni — Is your kid (or grandkid/niece/nephew/etc.) interested in coding? Do you want to help them learn (and learn a bit yourself)? This book will help you do it! Read on for more. Take 25% off Let’s Talk Python by entering fccanni into the discount code box at checkout at manning.com. The…

From Go in Action, Second Edition by William Kennedy and Andrew Walker — This book will help you master Go language fundamentals, learn how to structure Go projects effectively, and deliver high-performance code using Go’s powerful concurrency model. Read on to see how. Take 25% off Go in Action, Second Edition by entering fcckennedy2 into the discount code box at checkout at manning.com. …