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Six concepts that show up in every system design interview. From CAP to consistent hashing - what it is, when it bites, how to talk about it.

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design_vs_architecture

Most developers vaguely think architecture = high-level, design = low-level. Is choosing a database architecture or design? What about a caching strategy? In this video, you'll learn the practical definition that actually helps you make decisions.

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DB

Database Architecture

Building now

8 concept videos covering the database knowledge that interviewers actually probe: indexes, query plans, isolation, replication, sharding.

AP

API Design

Q3 2026

Versioning, idempotency, error contracts, rate limits - and the API ergonomics interviewers grade you on.

DS

Distributed Systems

Q4 2026

Quorums, Paxos/Raft intuitions, vector clocks, gossip - the building blocks behind every distributed system question.

FP

Frontend Performance

Q4 2026

Web vitals, render-blocking resources, hydration cost, image strategy - the levers that move real Lighthouse scores.

AU

Auth & Identity

Q1 2027

Session vs JWT tradeoffs, OAuth2/OIDC flows, refresh strategies, and the most common security footguns to talk about.

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