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For anyone overwhelmed by where to start with system design: Just pick 1 article a day from this list. It’ll save you from random Googling.
Good one, Sameer Bhardwaj
love the YouTube + article combo. Sameer Bhardwaj
Thank you so much, really useful. Congratulations Sameer Bhardwaj
So much better than hopping from blog to YouTube to random notes. Wish I had this list when I started prepping for system design rounds!
What I love about this list is it covers the topics that actually show up in interviews.
Fantastic resource list for anyone diving into system design. It’s rare to see everything so well organized in one place. Which of these topics do you think gives the highest ROI for interview prep caching, scaling, or data partitioning?
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1wThere are no shortcuts with system design, if you want to truly “get” system design, you have to go wide and deep. This is a great resource.