System Design Blog Collection

Welcome to my growing collection of System Design fundamentals. These posts are designed to make complex concepts easy to understand — perfect for interview prep, learning, or refreshing your knowledge.

System Design was HARD until I Learned these 30 Concepts

30 Essential System Design Concepts Every Developer Should Know

In this article, I'll walk you through the 30 most important System Design concepts every developer should know.

February 4th, 2026

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations

How to Perform Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations

Learn how to estimate system capacity and performance using simple approximations — essential for system design interviews.

February 2nd, 2026

Caching in JavaScript Made Easy

A brief overview of what a cache is and what it looks like

Learn how to create a cache and what it is used for when optimizing systems. This is a fundamental concept you should know well for System Design Interviews.

January 27th, 2026

Consistent Hashing

Consistent Hashing Made Easy

Understand consistent hashing rings, virtual nodes, and why it's critical for distributed systems like DynamoDB and Redis.

February 4th, 2026

Rate Limiters

Rate Limiters Made Easy

Control request rates with token bucket, leaky bucket, sliding windows — prevent abuse and protect your APIs.

February 4th, 2026

Load Balancers

Load Balancer Made EASY in Systems Design Interviews

Distribute traffic, handle failures, improve availability — the traffic cop of your backend servers.

February 4th, 2026

Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling

Horizontal Vs Vertical Scaling Made EZ

Compare upgrading one machine vs adding more machines — tradeoffs, real-world hybrid approaches, and when to use each.

February 4th, 2026

Systems design | MIT News

Transforming Complex Codebases with Silverthread

The MIT spinout Silverthread helps companies transform complex codebases into modular systems that can be changed or updated without headaches.

February 4th, 2026

System Design PDFs (2024 Edition - Latest)

High-Resolution System Design Blueprints & Archives

High Resolution PDFs/Images Big Archive: System Design Blueprint: Kubernetes tools ecosystem.

2024

System Design is More Important Than You Think

Why System Design Matters in the Leetcoder Era

This was one of the finest articles about the system design and its industry impact in this new era of Leetcoders.

February 4th, 2026

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Summary

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