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01 / 06 · 3:21 · System Design

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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Database Design

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Videos covering the core database concepts and topics that interviewers usually probe: indexes, query plans, isolation, replication, sharding and more

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Distributed Systems

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

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

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Auth & Identity

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

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