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📈 Resources:NetworkingDatabasesQueueNumbers every programmer should knowOperational transformationDesign a URL shortening service like TinyURLDesign a google driveDesign architecture for Instagram likes and comments
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📈 Resources:
- 27 Fundamental Techniques for Software Architects📝 Articles:
- A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design📝 Articles:
- AWS certification💽 Courses:
- ByteByteGo Newsletter📝 Articles:
- Designing a Payment System📝 Articles:
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann📚 Books:
Databases
- How are Cassandra transactions different from RDBMS transactions?Cassandra
- https://codeahoy.com/2017/08/11/caching-strategies-and-how-to-choose-the-right-oneCache
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/innodb-adaptive-hash.htmlSQL Database
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/innodb-buffer-pool.htmlSQL Database
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/innodb-buffer-pool-resize.htmlSQL Database
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/innodb-enabling-monitors.htmlSQL Database
Design a google drive
- https://api.example.com/files/downloadDownload a file from Google Drive
- https://api.example.com/files/upload?uploadType=resumableUpload a file to Google Drive
Operational transformation
Design a URL shortening service like TinyURL
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_designURL shortening deep dive
- https://tinyurl.com/zn9edcuURL redirecting deep dive
- https://www.systeminterview.com/q=chatsystem&c=loggedin&v=v3&l=longEstablish design scope for URL shortening service
Networking
Design architecture for Instagram likes and comments
- https://instagram.com/api/v1/commentDetailed Design:
- https://instagram.com/api/v1/comment&comment_id={comment_id}Detailed Design:
- https://instagram.com/api/v1/comment&photo_id={photo_id}Detailed Design:
- https://instagram.com/api/v1/likeDetailed Design:
- https://instagram.com/api/v1/like&photo_id={photo_id}Detailed Design:
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