GitHub - donnemartin/system-design-primer: Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.
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- #interview-prep
- #system-design
- #scalability
- System design is essential for technical interviews and building scalable systems, with resources organized for learning large-scale system design.
- The guide covers core system design principles, including performance vs. scalability, availability vs. consistency (CAP theorem), and common patterns like replication and sharding.
- Interview preparation involves structured timelines (short, medium, long), with practice questions for system and object-oriented design, and steps to approach design questions (e.g., gather requirements, outline design).
- Key components of scalable systems include DNS, CDNs, load balancers, databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, asynchronous processing, and communication protocols (HTTP, TCP/UDP, RPC/REST).
- The guide includes real-world architectures, company engineering blogs, and references for further study, with contributions encouraged for translations and improvements.