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[Inverse Conways's Law](https://nordicapis.com/conways-law-what-does-it-mean-for-your-api-strategy/)\n* [Elevating The Constraint](https://www.solutionsiq.com/resource/blog-post/practical-systems-thinking-elevate-the-constraint/)\n* [Mikado Method](http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/mikado.php)\n\n### System Design\n\n* [System Design Primer](https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer)\n* [3 Pillars Of Observability](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/distributed-systems-observability/9781492033431/ch04.html)\n\n### Metrics\n\n* [The 4 Key DevOps Metrics](https://stelligent.com/2018/12/21/measuring-devops-success-with-four-key-metrics/)\n\n### Techniques\n\n#### 12 Factor Apps\n\n* [12 Factor App Manifesto](https://12factor.net)\n* [12 Fractured Apps](https://medium.com/@kelseyhightower/12-fractured-apps-1080c73d481c)\n\n#### Immutability\n\n* WIP - need to add items on how immutability benefits design and maintainability\n\n#### Software Design\n\n* [Neal Ford On Emergent Design](https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-eaed19/index.html)\n* [8th Light - Inside out TDD vs Outside In](https://8thlight.com/blog/georgina-mcfadyen/2016/06/27/inside-out-tdd-vs-outside-in.html)\n* [Advantages of Outside In Development](https://codurance.com/2017/10/23/outside-in-design/)\n* [Test Driven Design](http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/test-driven-design/240168102)\n* [Triple Threat to Testing - Speed](https://frontside.com/blog/2020-triple-threat-to-testing-part-1-speed/)\n* [TDD the RITE Way](https://medium.com/javascript-scene/tdd-the-rite-way-53c9b46f45e3)\n* [TDD, where did it all go wrong](https://vimeo.com/68375232)\n* [Tests' Influence on Design](https://github.com/testdouble/contributing-tests/wiki/Tests%27-Influence-on-Design)\n\n#### Observability\n\n* WIP - need to add some info on distributed tracing, logging, and metrics. 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