You're reading from System Design Guide for Software Professionals Build scalable solutions – from fundamental concepts to cracking top tech company interviews

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805124993

Length 384 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Application Development

Authors (2):

Dhirendra Sinha

Tejas Chopra

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Foundations of System Design

2. Chapter 1: Basics of System Design FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Distributed System Attributes

4. Chapter 3: Distributed Systems Theorems and Data Structures

5. Part 2: Core Components of Distributed Systems

6. Chapter 4: Distributed Systems Building Blocks: DNS, Load Balancers, and Application Gateways

7. Chapter 5: Design and Implementation of System Components –Databases and Storage

8. Chapter 6: Distributed Cache

9. Chapter 7: Pub/Sub and Distributed Queues

10. Part 3: System Design in Practice

11. Chapter 8: Design and Implementation of System Components: API, Security, and Metrics

12. Chapter 9: System Design – URL Shortener

13. Chapter 10: System Design – Proximity Service

14. Chapter 11: Designing a Service Like Twitter

15. Chapter 12: Designing a Service Like Instagram

16. Chapter 13: Designing a Service Like Google Docs

17. Chapter 14: Designing a Service Like Netflix

18. Chapter 15: Tips for Interviewees

19. Chapter 16: System Design Cheat Sheet

20. Index

Summary

In this chapter, we explored a structured approach to excel in system design interviews, focusing on problem clarification, requirement listing, API design, and architectural diagramming. We’ve also delved into critical decisions such as selecting appropriate data stores, choosing optimal data structures, and identifying suitable components and protocols to tackle core system challenges. By providing practical insights and guidelines, this chapter equips you with the necessary tools to confidently navigate system design interviews and build scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems.

This concludes the last chapter of this book. We hope that this system design book serves as a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of architecting scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems. Covering essential topics and deep dives, it equips you with the knowledge and skills needed not only for successful system design but also to excel at interviews.

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