Master real-time communication patterns for system design interviews. Covers polling, long polling, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events with FAANG interview questions and comparison tables.
Master consistent hashing for system design interviews. Covers partitioning vs replication, naive hashing problems, virtual nodes, replication on ring, real-world usage in Cassandra and DynamoDB.
Master back-of-the-envelope estimation for system design interviews. Covers load, storage, bandwidth, latency, and compute calculations with FAANG-level scripts and worked examples.
Master CAP theorem and PACELC for system design interviews. Covers consistency, availability, partition tolerance, latency trade-offs, database classifications, and 20 FAANG interview questions.
Master the five key characteristics of distributed systems — scalability, reliability, availability, efficiency, and manageability — with FAANG-level interview scripts, cheat sheets, and trade-off insights.