System Architecture

High-Level Design Masterclass

Master distributed systems architecture. Scalability, Microservices, Message Queues, and vast database optimizations.

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Phase 1

Phase 1: Networking & Protocols (Week 1)

Deep dive into TCP vs UDP, HTTP vs over grpc, WebSockets, and DNS resolution paths.

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Phase 2

Phase 2: Scalability & Databases (Week 2)

Vertical/Horizontal Scaling, SQL vs NoSQL, Sharding partitions, Consistent Hashing techniques, and CAP Theorem biases.

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Phase 3

Phase 3: Specialized Infrastructure (Week 3)

Event-driven Architectures with Microservices, Message Queues (Kafka), CDNs configurations, and API Rate Limiting algorithms.