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Real-World Case Studies

Put theory into practice. End-to-end system design walkthroughs for real applications at scale. Learn by building the systems you use every day.

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Design a URL Shortener

Case Study 01

The classic interview question. Unique ID generation, redirection, and high read/write ratios.

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Design a Chat App (Discord)

Case Study 02

Real-time communication. WebSockets, message persistence, and unread counters.

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Design a Feed System (Twitter)

Case Study 03

Fan-out on write vs fan-out on read. timeline generation and caching strategies.

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Design Uber / Geospatial

Case Study 04

Quadtrees, Geohashes, and matching drivers to riders in real-time.

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Design YouTube / Streaming

Case Study 05

Video transcoding, CDN distribution, and adaptive bitrate streaming.

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