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Complete, implementation-ready guides with diagrams, trade-offs, and operational considerations. Learn from real-world examples and build systems that scale.

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intermediate
2.4k

Building a Fault-Tolerant Order Processing System

Design a system that processes orders reliably even when components fail.

distributed-systems
resilience
event-sourcing
15 min
Alex Chen
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advanced
3.1k

Scaling a Chat App to 1M Users

Real-time messaging architecture that handles massive scale with sub-second latency.

real-time
scalability
websockets
20 min
Sarah Kim
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intermediate
1.8k

Monolith to Microservices Migration

Step-by-step guide to breaking down a monolith into maintainable microservices.

microservices
migration
architecture
25 min
Mike Rodriguez
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advanced
1.5k

Building a Real-Time Data Pipeline

Stream processing architecture for real-time analytics and insights.

data-engineering
streaming
analytics
18 min
Emma Wilson
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advanced
1.2k

Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform Architecture

Design a scalable multi-tenant SaaS platform with data isolation and resource management.

multi-tenant
saas
data-isolation
scalability
22 min
David Chen
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intermediate
1.7k

Event-Driven E-commerce System

Build an e-commerce platform using event sourcing, CQRS, and real-time inventory management.

event-driven
ecommerce
cqrs
event-sourcing
19 min
Lisa Park
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intermediate
2.1k

API Gateway & Rate Limiting

Implement a robust API gateway with authentication, caching, and monitoring capabilities.

api-gateway
rate-limiting
authentication
caching
16 min
Tom Anderson
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advanced
1.3k

Modern Data Lake Architecture

Design a data lake with ingestion, processing, and analytics layers for big data applications.

data-lake
big-data
data-ingestion
analytics
24 min
Rachel Green
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intermediate
1.9k

Serverless Backend Architecture

Build a serverless backend using cloud functions and managed services.

serverless
cloud-functions
managed-services
event-driven
17 min
Chris Johnson
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intermediate
1.6k

Distributed Caching Strategy

Implement a distributed caching system with Redis clusters and consistency patterns.

caching
redis
distributed
consistency
14 min
Maria Garcia
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intermediate
1.4k

CI/CD Pipeline for Microservices

Design a comprehensive CI/CD pipeline optimized for microservices deployment.

cicd
microservices
devops
automation
20 min
Alex Thompson
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advanced
1.1k

Real-Time Analytics Platform

Build a real-time analytics platform with stream processing and time-series databases.

real-time
analytics
stream-processing
time-series
21 min
Sarah Williams
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