Systems Architecture & Design
Master scalable system architecture, microservices patterns, and high-availability designs with practical examples.
Core Topics
Design Principles
- Single responsibility
- Loose coupling
- High cohesion
Scalability
- Horizontal scaling patterns
- Rate limiting strategies
- Caching architectures
Distributed Systems
- Consensus algorithms
- Leader election
- Gossip protocols
Resiliency
- Retry / fallback patterns
- Circuit breakers
- Chaos engineering
Design Tools
Circuit Breaker Simulator
Visualize different failure modes in distributed architectures.
Load Balancer Builder
Test different load balancing algorithms with real metrics.
Latency Visualizer
Map network latency across different global infrastructure scenarios.
Advanced Design Concepts
Event Sourcing
Learn how to design applications that capture changes as streams of events.
CQRS Patterns
Explore querying and command processing with optimized data architectures.
Edge Computing
Design systems that process data closer to the source for ultra-low latency.
Consistent Hashing
Implement distributed caching architectures with minimal rehashing.
Service Mesh
Analyze traffic management and observability in complex microservices.
Autoscaling
Create adaptive infrastructure scaling strategies for variable workloads.
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