Crash-only software: More than meets the eye
A great ideal to strive for
The LMAX Architecture
Amazing rethink of event driven architecture with hardware in mind. I want this in #akka!
Using Flat Files So Elections Don't Break Your Server
Fascinating architecture from the NYTimes to deal with election night traffic.
High-Performance Server Architecture
A very opinionated take on high-performance server architecture. Good, but take it with a grain of salt.
A Design Framework for Highly Concurrent Systems
The past two systems I have worked on have used this as a base architecture, I highly recommend it.