Building an Application Development Framework: Empower your engineering teams with custom frameworks (Paperback or Softback)

Craft powerful, reusable frameworks to streamline your software development process and boost team efficiency.

Key Features

• Design, develop, and deploy a tailored application development framework (ADF) for your needs
• Master industry best practices for effective ADF creation and implementation
• Ensure engineering excellence by measuring and optimizing ADF performance
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Transform the way you build software with ADFs designed for agility and success. In today's competitive tech landscape, inefficient software development processes can hold your organizational back. Written by two tech experts who have architected success across many cutting-edge startups, Building an Application Development addresses this challenge by introducing you to the power of ADFs. You’ll explore core concepts, uncover the strategic advantages of ADFs, and learn how to architect a custom framework tailored to your specific needs and business goals.

Through practical guidance and real-world case studies, you'll gain mastery over critical elements, such as version control, packaging, testing, and documentation. The book emphasizes fostering an extensible ecosystem for your ADF, empowering your engineering teams to navigate the ever-evolving technological landscape with confidence and agility.

Ivan Padabed and Roman Voronin bring their experience of transforming complex engineering challenges into scalable solutions to equip you with the knowledge you need to drive efficiency, enhance quality, and achieve long-term success through a powerful, reusable ADF that can adapt to changing requirements.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to unlock the potential of your development processes and elevate your team's productivity.

What you will learn

• Design and implement robust ADF architecture for seamless integration
• Choose technologies that enhance the framework's performance and scalability
• Manage versioning and packaging for efficient software distribution
• Create a secure environment that protects your development process
• Foster collaboration for a flexible and extensible ADF ecosystem
• Measure and optimize performance to ensure continuous improvement

Who this book is for

If you're a technical leader, engineering manager, or software developer looking to boost development efficiency and team productivity, this book is for you. A basic understanding of software development lifecycles and team performance metrics (such as DORA) will help you make the most of this book to streamline workflows and empower your team to build more scalable and reliable applications.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Application Development Frameworks
2. Strategizing ADF Success
3. Exploring Modern Frameworks
4. Custom ADF Blueprint
5. Mental Model
6. Architecture Design
7. ADF Implementation Best Practices
8. ADF Ecosystem

Ivan Padabed is co-founder and CEO at System5Dev, a startup applying AI to systems architecture; Cloud Platform Architect at Intapp; and an Expert at Primary Venture Mastermind Network. An IT veteran with 25+ years of experience, he's led teams, built high-end systems, and championed systems engineering. He's also a community leader, writer, speaker, and instructor of several engineering courses. His current research focuses on the intersection of AI and systems architecture. Beyond work, Ivan is a proud father of four, husband, and cat owner. He enjoys gym workouts, soccer, exploring mountains and nature trails, and reading Terry Pratchett and Warhammer 40k novels.

Roman Voronin is co-founder and CTO at System5Dev and Senior MLOps Engineer at Intapp, a B2B SaaS platform. With over 20 years in IT, he specializes in AWS, Kubernetes, Python, and systems architecture. A certified AWS Solutions Architect (Associate and Professional) and Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Roman brings deep expertise in cloud and container orchestration. He leads machine learning and data science initiatives, driving scalable, high-performance solutions. A contributor to the tech community, he shares insights and trends through Medium articles, making complex concepts clear and accessible.