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System Design Notes
A reference library that reads like a course. Short, evergreen notes on system design concepts, ordered basics to advanced, with animated diagrams and the trade-offs real systems like Kafka, Redis, and DynamoDB actually make.
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DEFINITION FIRST
The first sentence answers "what is it". No throat-clearing, no fluff.
TRADE-OFFS WITH REAL NUMBERS
Every note has a trade-off table, a "when NOT to use it" section, and verified figures.
REVIEWED, NOT ABANDONED
Every claim is checked against primary sources and re-verified on a recurring pass.
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basics → advanced
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