Systems Architecture & Design

Master scalable system architecture, microservices patterns, and high-availability designs with practical examples.

Core Topics

1

Design Principles

  • Single responsibility
  • Loose coupling
  • High cohesion
2

Scalability

  • Horizontal scaling patterns
  • Rate limiting strategies
  • Caching architectures
3

Distributed Systems

  • Consensus algorithms
  • Leader election
  • Gossip protocols
4

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

1

Event Sourcing

Learn how to design applications that capture changes as streams of events.

2

CQRS Patterns

Explore querying and command processing with optimized data architectures.

3

Edge Computing

Design systems that process data closer to the source for ultra-low latency.

4

Consistent Hashing

Implement distributed caching architectures with minimal rehashing.

5

Service Mesh

Analyze traffic management and observability in complex microservices.

6

Autoscaling

Create adaptive infrastructure scaling strategies for variable workloads.

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