What I read & recommend.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications ↗

Martin Kleppmann

The reference for how real systems store, move, and break data. Re-read it.

Anthropic Claude docs ↗

Tool use, prompt caching, agents, MCP — the source of truth for building on Claude.

Model Context Protocol ↗

The standard for wiring tools into LLMs. Short spec, big implications.

Coolify ↗

Self-hosted PaaS. Ship SaaS on your own boxes without the platform bill.

Filament ↗

Laravel admin panels that don't feel like 2012. Ships internal tooling fast.