System Design
Scalable architecture, system design patterns, and distributed systems
7 lessonsEstimated 4-6 hours completion
📚Curriculum Overview
1
Scalability Principles
Building systems that scale
2
Microservices Architecture
Build with small, independent services
3
Distributed Systems
Challenges of distributed computing
4
Data Consistency Models
Understanding consistency guarantees
5
API Gateway Pattern
Centralized API management
6
Caching Patterns
Advanced caching strategies
7
Failover and Recovery
High availability and disaster recovery
🏆Capstone Project
Final Challenge• Advanced
Design a URL Shortener System
Design the full architecture of a URL shortener (like bit.ly) — including the database schema, API design, caching layer, and how you would scale it to handle millions of requests.
Time: 3-4 hours (design only)
System designScalabilityCachingDatabase design
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