Books

Books and guides I've authored, co-authored, or translated.

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Data Mesh (German translation) 4.2 Β· 8 Amazon ratings

O'Reilly · 2023

German translation of Zhamak Dehghani's "Data Mesh: Delivering Data-Driven Value at Scale" β€” the foundational book on the sociotechnical approach to decentralized data architecture.

Translated with Jochen Christ

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Java by Comparison Bestseller 4.2 Β· 120+ Goodreads ratings

Pragmatic Bookshelf · 2018

Based on six years of teaching Java at university. A unique didactic concept on how to write readable code through before/after comparisons.

Co-authored with Linus Dietz & JΓΆrg Lenhard

Practice with the Kata or play Jeopardy.

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Remote Mob Programming 3.8 Β· 25+ Goodreads ratings

Self-published · Leanpub · 2020

Three years of working from home full-time doing mob programming. It changed my view on how software should be developed.

Co-authored with Jochen Christ & Martin Huber

More on the website.

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GitOps 3.2 Β· 25+ Goodreads ratings

Self-published · Leanpub · 2021

What is GitOps? Why should I use GitOps? How does GitOps work? Trying to answer all of those questions.

Co-authored with Florian Beetz & Anja Kammer

More on the website or work through the tutorial.

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Effective and Efficient Process Engine Evaluation

University of Bamberg Press · 2017

PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat., magna cum laude). A systematic approach to benchmarking BPMN and BPEL workflow engines for conformance and performance.

Sole author