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Building Persistent ADK AI Agents

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Modern Systems Engineering Guide (2026)

Master modern systems engineering for software developers. Learn timeless principles, practical patterns, and AI workflows to evolve applications into …
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Rust Practical Field Guide

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Stoolap Practical Field Guide

Embark on a comprehensive journey to master Stoolap, a modern embedded SQL database, from the ground up, with practical steps and engaging challenges …
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Understanding Netflix's Architecture

Explore the intricate architecture and engineering marvels behind Netflix. This guide delves into its microservices, cloud infrastructure, and content …
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SpaceTimeDB Practical Field Guide

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A Comprehensive Guide to Teach me Testcontainers from absolute beginner to advanced mastery by explaining the core concept of container-based integration and end-to-end testing using disposable, throwaway environments, starting with why Testcontainers exists, how it works under the hood (Docker client, network namespaces, lifecycle management), how it solves real-world testing problems versus mocks or in-memory fakes, the trade-offs and limitations, and then progressively covering detailed usage patterns in major languages including Java (JUnit + Testcontainers), JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js with testcontainers library), and Python (pytest-docker or similar), with hands-on examples for each language including spinning up databases (PostgreSQL, Redis), message brokers (Kafka), web services, and real application stacks, how to integrate Testcontainers into CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and GitLab, how to manage shared container dependencies across test suites, performance tuning and reuse strategies, debugging containerized tests, networking and container linking, test lifecycle hooks, cleanup orchestration, security considerations, environment configuration, common errors and how to fix them, best practices for reliable and fast tests, and multiple real-world projects illustrating how Testcontainers elevates integration testing in microservices and API stacks, while providing comparative examples across languages so developers can see equivalent patterns in Java, JavaScript, and Python, ensuring deep conceptual understanding and production skills as of 2026. Chapters

Master Testcontainers for robust integration and end-to-end testing. Learn container-based testing fundamentals, Docker integration, real-world …
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