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Designing and Maintaining Event-Driven Architectures

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Designing and maintaining, like any other large-scale framework, requires deep thinking and constant monitoring. This design keeps the components independent of each other, making the system easier to scale and maintain. This approach makes systems reactive, scalable, and resilient to failures.

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Best Practices for Designing Resilient APIs for Scalability and Reliability

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Over the last 15+ years, Ive worked on designing APIs that are not only functional but also resilient able to adapt to unexpected failures and maintain performance under pressure. In this article, Ill share practical strategies for designing APIs that scale, handle errors effectively, and remain secure over time.

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Designing WhatsApp

High Scalability

Design an instant messenger platform such as WhatsApp or Signal which users can utilize tosend messages to each other. Currently, he is in the Alexa Shopping organization where he is developing machine-learning-based solutions to send personalized reorder hints to customers for improving their experience. Problem Statement.

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Designing Instagram

High Scalability

Design a photo-sharing platform similar to Instagram where users can upload their photos and share it with their followers. High Level Design. Component Design. API Design. We have provided the API design of posting an image on Instagram below. API Design. Problem Statement. Architecture. Data Models.

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Designing Tinder

High Scalability

Design a location-based social search application similar to Tinder which if often used as a dating service. Currently, he is in the Alexa Shopping organization where he is developing machine-learning-based solutions to send personalized reorder hints to customers for improving their experience. Problem Statement.

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System Design of an Audio Streaming Service

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The system design of an audio streaming app is unique in how it deals with idiosyncratic business needs. Typically, audio streaming requires a large amount of data to be transferred within the limited bandwidth of the network communication channel.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Write a System Design Document

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Behind every high-performing application whether its a search engine, an e-commerce platform, or a real-time messaging service lies a well-thought-out system design. Without it, applications would struggle with bottlenecks, downtimes, and an overall poor user experience.

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