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

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

Practical examples of the importance of system design

The following are practical examples of the importance of software system design in various industries:

Finance: Financial institutions rely heavily on software systems to manage transactions, customer accounts, and other critical operations. Software system design ensures that these systems are secure, reliable, and efficient.
E-commerce: E-commerce platforms require complex software systems to handle large volumes of online transactions and manage inventory, shipping, and customer information. Effective software system design ensures that these platforms are user-friendly, secure, and scalable.
Healthcare: Electronic health records, medical imaging systems, and other healthcare software applications are critical to patient care. Software system design ensures that these applications are reliable, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Manufacturing: Software systems are used in manufacturing to...