A System Design Handbook

Introduction

• Helpful Links
• The Constraints of System Design
• Understanding CAP Theorem
• Design Patterns

Diagramming

• How To Diagram Systems

Latency

• Latency Numbers
• How To Reduce Latency

API

• How To Boost API Performance
• GraphQL vs. REST, A Shallow Dive
• An Introduction to API Gateway

Cache

• Cache Invalidation
• Cache Stampede
• Managing Operational Challenges in Caching
• Distributed Cache
• An Introduction to Cache
• Types of Cache

Microservices

• Microservice Application Design: Sidecar Pattern
• How Microservices make Remote Procedure Calls
• How To Design Fault Tolerant Microservices

Load Balancing

• Realistic Load Balancing Use Cases
• Common Load Balancing Strategies