Literature
Recommended Literature
The iSAQB recommends the following literature selection for the preparation and follow-up of the CPSA® training courses at Foundation and Advanced Level. The publications offer well-founded supplements to the various topics covered in the CPSA® training courses.
- All CPSA Topics
- ADOC
Architecture Documentation
- AGILA
Agile Software Architecture
- ARCEVAL
Architecture Evaluation
- BLOCKCHAIN
Low-Trust Consensus in Decentralized Applications
- CLOUDINFRA
Infrastructure, Container and Cloud Native
- DDD
Domain Driven Design
- EAM
Enterprise Architecture Management
- EMBEDDED
Embedded Systems
- FLEX
Flexible Architectural Models
- Foundation
- FUNAR
Functional Software Architecture
- IMPROVE
Evolution and Improvement of Software Architectures
- REQ4ARC
Requirements for Software Architects
- SOA‑T
Service-oriented Architecture
- SOFT
Soft Skills for Software Architects
- SWAM
Mobile Architectures
- WEB
Web Architecture
- WEBSEC
Web Security
arc42 by Example – Volume 2: Architecture Documentation for Embedded Systems and IoT
https://leanpub.com/arc42byexample-volume2
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arc42 by Example: Software architecture documentation in practice
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Architecture for Blockchain Applications
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BDD in Action: Behavior-driven development for the whole software lifecycle
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Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
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Cloud Native Patterns: Designing change-tolerant software
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Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
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Design Sprint: A Practical Guidebook for Building Great Digital Products
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Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
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Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions
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Evaluating Software Architectures: Methods and Case Studies
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Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories
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Foundations of Security: What Every Programmer Needs to Know
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How to Design Programs
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INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Processes and Activities
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JavaScript: The Good Parts: Working with the Shallow Grain of JavaScript
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Kubernetes Patterns: Reusable Elements for Designing Cloud Native Applications
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Managed Evolution: A Strategy for Very Large Information Systems
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Managing Technical Debt
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Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
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Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and Dapps
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Mastering the Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right
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Mobile Design and Development: Practical concepts and techniques for creating mobile sites and web apps
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NASA Software Safety Guidebook: NASA-GB-8719.13
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Object Oriented Reengineering Patterns
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Patterns for Fault Tolerant Software (Wiley Software Patterns Series)
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Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile Development: Large, Multisite, and Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum
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Pragmatic Evaluation of Software Architectures
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Programming in Haskell
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Real-Time Systems
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Real-Time Systems: Design Principles for Distributed Embedded Applications (Real-Time Systems Series)
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Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design
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Release It! Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software
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Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems
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Software Architecture Foundation: CPSA‑F Exam Preparation
This book can be purchased here at Van Haren Publishing.
![CPSA_F Exam Preparation 2nd Edition](https://www.isaqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Foundation-Book-2nd-edition-212x300.jpg)
Software Architecture in Practice
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Software Design X‑Rays: Fix Technical Debt with Behavioral Code Analysis
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Software Security: Building Security In
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Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives
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Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software
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The Art of Scalability
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The Mikado Method
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The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code
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Your Code As a Crime Scene: Use Forensic Techniques to Arrest Defects, Bottlenecks, and Bad Design in Your Programs
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