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Series

Multi-part deep dives, best read start to finish — like a book.

2 series

System Design: What Nobody Tells You About Building Scalable Systems💻 code📖 Ongoing

System Design: What Nobody Tells You About Building Scalable Systems

System design interviews ask one question: can you build something that works at scale? But nobody talks about what 'works at scale' actually means. This series explores the decisions that make systems scalable, the tradeoffs that break them, and the uncomfortable truths about architecture that looks good on a diagram but fails in production.

1 chapter9 min read
Design Patterns You're Using Wrong💻 code📖 Ongoing

Design Patterns You're Using Wrong

Design patterns are supposed to solve problems. But most developers learned them from textbooks, not production. This series explores why the patterns you learned don't work the way you think they do.

2 chapters14 min read