The Best Heroku Books of All Time

Over 70 step-by-step recipes to solve the challenges of administering and scaling a real-world production web application on HerokuAbout This BookMake use of popular open-source projects that you'll learn to deploy and administer step-by-stepLearn to effectively scale web applications while maintaining peak performance and reducing costsGet work done fast; packed with straight and to the point solutions to real-world problems that every Heroku user facesWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for developers who want to learn what it takes to deploy and manage production level applications on Heroku.

You may have already deployed applications to Heroku or may be entirely new to the platform. This book will get you up to speed quickly with all the knowledge needed to run real-world web applications on Heroku. When using the recipes in this book, it would be helpful to have some prior experience of working with Git and command line applications. What You Will LearnAdminister and debug any Heroku applicationComfortably deploy any type of web applicationMaster the Heroku command-line interface (CLI)Identify and eliminate bottlenecks from your apps' performanceLoad test and monitor application performanceTake full advantage of the Heroku add-on marketplaceSet up a deployment pipeline to get applications from development to production quicklyIn DetailHeroku is a Platform as a Service that enables developers to rapidly deploy and scale their web applications. Heroku is designed for developer happiness, freeing developers from doing system administrative tasks such as configuring servers and setting up load balancers. Developers are able to focus on what they do best, building web applications, while leaving the details of deployment and scaling to the experts at Heroku. This practical guide is packed with step-by-step solutions to problems faced by every production-level web application hosted on Heroku. You'll quickly get comfortable with managing your Heroku applications from the command line and then learn everything you need to know to deploy and administer production-level web applications.

Take full advantage of Heroku’s cloud-based hosting services. This guide takes you through the inner workings of this PaaS platform and delivers practical advice for architecting your application to work as efficiently as possible. You’ll learn best practices for improving speed and throughput, solving latency issues, locating and fixing problems if your application goes down, and ensuring your deployments go smoothly. By covering everything from basic concepts and primary components to add-on services and advanced topics such as buildpacks, this book helps you effectively deploy and manage your application with Heroku.

Learn your way around Heroku with the command line interface Discover several methods for scaling your application to increase throughput Speed up response time through performance optimizations Solve latency issues by deploying your Heroku instance in new regions Choose the right plan for using Heroku’s PostgreSQL database-as-a-service Get a checklist of items to consider when deploying your application Find and fix problems during deployment, at runtime, and when your application goes down Understand how Heroku buildpacks work, and learn how customize your own.

Looking to become a Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect? This exam is intended for individuals who possess architectural knowledge of the Heroku platform and its capabilities, including designing, building, deploying, and scaling Heroku apps. This comprehensive guide is designed to help you evaluate your readiness to pass the Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect exam. With recommended training, documentation, and a complete list of exam objectives, you'll gain a solid understanding of the topics and skills required to achieve a passing score.

Each section is dedicated to a specific topic and includes a sample exam-like question to help reinforce your knowledge. The final chapter includes two complete sample exams to help you prepare for the real thing. Whether you have experience in building and deploying apps on the Heroku platform, architecting scalable solutions, or integrating Heroku apps with Salesforce data, this exam prep book has everything you need to succeed. Don't wait any longer to become a Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect.