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• Book Review: Python Microservices Development: Build, test, deploy, and scale microservices in Python

  📝 Book Review  · May 5, 2023 · 2 min read  ·

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  Navigating the Landscape of Python Microservices Tools and Technologies

  Author: Tarek Ziadé

  Star Rating:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆  4/5

  This book was a good read for me. It covered many aspects of developing microservices in Python that are relevant to my engineering job. Some of these aspects include developing a REST API with a web server such as Flask; writing, testing, and documenting code; interacting with other services via synchronous vs. …

  
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• Book Review: The Legacy Code Programmer's Toolbox: Practical Skills for Developers Working with Legacy Code

  📝 Book Review  · Jan 31, 2023 · 2 min read  ·

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  Practical skills and techniques for tackling legacy code

  Author: Jonathan Boccara

  Star Rating:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  5/5

  I had this book sitting on my desk for a few years, recommended by a coworker. Life got busy. I decided to pick it back up and finish it! Here’s some of the insight I’ve learned from it. The author begins by defining legacy code as code that is hard to understand, uncomfortable to change, and causes concern. Attitude …

  
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