Software Design & Architecture — resources

roadmap.sh: https://roadmap.sh/software-design-architecture

Books

Clean Code (Robert C. Martin) — the canonical reference for naming, functions, and code-level craftsmanship.
Clean Architecture (Robert C. Martin) — component principles, boundaries, and the dependency rule that anchor this roadmap.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Gang of Four) — the original catalog of creational, structural, and behavioral patterns.
Domain-Driven Design (Eric Evans) — the foundational text for entities, value objects, aggregates, and bounded contexts.

Refactoring.Guru — clear, illustrated explanations of design patterns and code smells with multi-language examples.
Martin Fowler’s bliki — authoritative articles on enterprise patterns, architectural styles, and refactoring.
SourceMaking — design patterns, anti-patterns, and refactoring catalog.
MDN: Software design — glossary and primers for core terminology referenced throughout the roadmap.