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System Design

Distributed systems, scalability, caching, load balancing, CAP theorem, messaging, high availability, real-world architecture

35 posts

Mastering Consensus: A Practical Guide to Raft and Paxos

In the realm of distributed systems, achieving consensus is the holy grail. How do multiple nodes agree on a single state of data when network partitions, node failures, and message delays are inevitable? The answer lies in consensus algorithms. For system architects and senior engineers, underst...

Mastering Event Sourcing: A Fundamental Shift in State Management

In the realm of modern software architecture, traditional CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) applications often hit a wall when dealing with complex business logic and strict audit requirements. This is where Event Sourcing steps in, not just as a pattern, but as a fundamental paradigm shift. By...

Architecting the Backbone: A Comprehensive Guide to AI Infrastructure Design

Artificial Intelligence has transitioned from experimental research to the backbone of modern enterprise applications. However, moving a model from a Jupyter notebook to a production environment that handles millions of requests is not merely a deployment challenge; it is a fundamental systems en...