Notes

When it comes to courses, especially video courses, I am very skeptical. This is probably one of the few no-nonsense courses available.

Basics

• Introduction to System Design

• Databases and Scaling

• Caching and Optimization

• Messaging and Streaming Systems

• Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance

• Communication and Protocols

• Big Data and Applications

Real-world System Designs

• Designing an E-commerce Product Listing
• Designing an API Rate Limiter
• Designing and Scaling Notification Systems
• Designing a Realtime Abuse Detection System
• Designing a Tinder-like Feed
• Designing Twitter Trends
• Designing a URL Shortener
• Designing GitHub Gists / Pastebin
• Designing a Fraud Detection System
• Designing a Recommendation Engine
• Designing a Web Crawler

Advanced Topics

• Foundational Concepts
  • Foundational Topics in System Design - I
  • Foundational Topics in System Design - II

• Deep Dive into Databases
  • Relational Databases (Advanced)
  • Non-Relational Databases (Advanced)

• Distributed Systems
  • Distributed Systems [Storm Overview]
  • Distributed ID Generators

• Storage Systems
  • Storage Engines - I
  • Storage Engines - II

• High Throughput System Design
  • High Throughput Systems - I
  • High Throughput Systems - II

• Information Retrieval Systems
  • Building Search Engines and Retrieval Systems

• Building Large-Scale Social Networks
  • Building a Social Network - I
  • Building a Social Network - II

• Advanced System Design Techniques
  • Adhoc System Design
  • Algorithmic System Design - I
  • Algorithmic System Design - II