Learn to design large-scale systems, with interview prep built in
Made by Donne Martin
View profile on GitHub (opens in a new tab)A long-running open study guide for designing large-scale systems and preparing for the system design interview.
It walks through the standard topics — load balancing, caching, databases, messaging, and the rest — with diagrams and trade-off discussions, and bundles Anki flashcards for spaced repetition.
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