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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 01The classic interview question. Unique ID generation, redirection, and high read/write ratios.
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Design a Chat App (Discord)
Case Study 02Real-time communication. WebSockets, message persistence, and unread counters.
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Design a Feed System (Twitter)
Case Study 03Fan-out on write vs fan-out on read. timeline generation and caching strategies.
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Design Uber / Geospatial
Case Study 04Quadtrees, Geohashes, and matching drivers to riders in real-time.
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Design YouTube / Streaming
Case Study 05Video transcoding, CDN distribution, and adaptive bitrate streaming.
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