#system-design

Articles tagged with #system-design

System Design : Consistent Hashing
Why do we need Consistent Hashing ? Imagine you are building a bookMyShow system which is used to book tickets. Initially what would be your system? All user requests (search, booking, payments) go
Mar 23, 20266 min read28
System Design: Understanding Kafka Architecture
Suppose you are watching a cricket match IND vs AUS, World Cup Final 2023 :( . While checking the live score, you expect updates to appear in the correct sequence. For example: After 2 overs → IND 10
Mar 16, 20264 min read68
System Design : Message Queue (RabbitMQ)
What is a Queue? A queue is a fundamental concept in software engineering used to manage tasks or messages that need to be processed in a specific order (FIFO). It provides a mechanism for decoupling
Mar 9, 20267 min read32
System Design: Scaling Databases to Millions – Complete Journey
For any fast-growing system, one of the major problems it needs to solve is scaling. The system must be capable of handling lots of concurrent users. A crash is not an option. That can lead to major e
Mar 2, 20267 min read8
System Design: Thundering Herd Problem in Distributed Systems
Why traffic spikes crash systems and how modern architectures prevent it
Feb 24, 20265 min read72