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System Design is the discipline of defining the architecture, components, interfaces, and data structures of a software system to meet specified functional and non-functional requirements. It is a core engineering practice used to create scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems, forming the blueprint that guides development. Within the technology stack, System Design sits between high-level business requirements and low-level implementation, ensuring alignment across performance, scalability, and operational needs. Key components include Monolithic Architecture, used for tightly integrated applications; Microservices, which decompose systems into independently deployable services; Load Balancers, distributing traffic to ensure availability; Message Queues, enabling asynchronous communication; Caches, improving read performance; Databases, serving as the source of truth for persistent data; and CDNs, optimizing content delivery. These elements are orchestrated to manage scalability, fault tolerance, and latency. System Design is for software engineers, architects, and technical leads who are responsible for building and maintaining complex distributed systems, as it equips them with the principles to make informed trade-offs around scalability, reliability, and maintainability in real-world applications.
Functional Requirements
Define system inputs, outputs, and user interactions
Non-Functional Requirements
Specify scalability, reliability, latency, and availability targets
System Components
Identify core services, databases, APIs, and message queues
Data Modeling
Design schemas, choose SQL or NoSQL storage types
Scaling Strategies
Apply horizontal scaling, sharding, and load balancing
Trade-Off Analysis
Evaluate consistency versus availability and performance versus cost
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