System Design - Samir Paul

System Design

Design a key-value cache to save the results of the most recent web server queries

Design a key-value cache to save the results of the most recent web server queries

Step 1: Outline use cases and constraints Gather requirements and scope the problem. Ask questions to clarify use cases and constraints. Discuss a…

Design Amazon's sales rank by category feature

Design Amazon's sales rank by category feature

Step 1: Outline use cases and constraints Gather requirements and scope the problem. Ask questions to clarify use cases and constraints. Discuss a…

Design a system that scales to millions of users on AWS

Design a system that scales to millions of users on AWS

Step 1: Outline use cases and constraints Gather requirements and scope the problem. Ask questions to clarify use cases and constraints. Discuss as…

Design the data structures for a social network

Design the data structures for a social network

Step 1: Outline use cases and constraints Gather requirements and scope the problem. Ask questions to clarify use cases and constraints. Discuss as…

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