# mhadidg/software-architecture-books

A comprehensive list of books on Software Architecture.

Repository: https://github.com/mhadidg/software-architecture-books
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/software-architecture-books
License Family: other
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, books, software-engineering, software-design, software-architecture, goodreads, architecture
Last push: 2023-03-15T13:16:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1895, "days_push": 1267, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11316, forks 888 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:46.727999+00:00)

## What it is
A curated, comprehensive list of books on Software Architecture, organized by topic such as system architecture, design patterns, domain-driven design, microservices, and distributed systems. It is compiled from Goodreads ratings using explicit inclusion criteria and is intended as a reference rather than a recommendation list.

## Use cases
- find books to learn software architecture
- reading list for becoming a software architect
- best books on microservices and distributed systems
- discover domain-driven design books
- find highly rated software design books on goodreads
- what should I read to learn system design

## When to choose
- you want a broad, curated catalog of architecture books sorted by topic and popularity
- you want technology-agnostic, non-obsolete books filtered by objective criteria
- you want to browse books by category like microservices, DevOps, or cloud engineering

## When to avoid
- you want personalized book recommendations tailored to your skill level
- you need tutorials, courses, or hands-on learning resources instead of books
- you need a tool or library rather than a reading list

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, books, software-architecture, reading-list, goodreads, web-server

## Member repositories
- mhadidg/software-architecture-books (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.727999+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:57.657468+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mhadidg/software-architecture-books (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.727999+00:00, sha 10c0c90e1531)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.