Deep dive into System Design

A ultimate guide for building scalable and resilient systems

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Deep dive into System Design

Today, I am starting another series.

This time, I want to bring you valuable information that will enhance your knowledge about System Design.

This is undoubtedly the largest series I have ever created where I will be diving deep into the topics that are part of this vast ecosystem.

I'm very excited about it and hope it will be of great value to your journey as a Software Engineer, DevOps or Solutions Architect.

No more talking, let's check the content. 🚀

Introduction

  • Getting started with System Design

Architectural Patterns

  • The Monolithic Architecture
  • The Microservices Architecture
  • The Serverless Architecture
  • The Event-driven Architecture
  • The Layered Architecture

Communication

  • APIs
  • Message Queues
  • WebSockets
  • RPC
  • Pub/Sub
  • Service Mesh

Storage

  • Databases
  • Object Storage
  • Block Storage
  • File Systems
  • Caching

Compute

  • Servers
  • Containers
  • Serverless
  • FaaS
  • PasS

Security

  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Encryption
  • Security Protocols
  • WAF (Web Application Firewalls)
  • IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems)

Networking

  • DNS
  • Load Balancers
  • CDNs
  • Proxies
  • VPNs
  • Firewalls
  • NAT
  • Gateways
  • Routers

Scalability & Reliability

  • Horizontal Scaling
  • Vertical Scaling
  • Replication
  • Sharding
  • Redundancy
  • Fault tolerance
  • Disaster Recovery

Observability

  • Monitoring
  • Logging
  • Tracing
  • Metrics
  • APM
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Hello, I'm Vitor Britto 👋

With almost two decades of experience in software development, I have dedicated my career to creating elegant solutions for complex problems. Currently, I work as a Senior Software Engineer, focusing on web and mobile application development and best practices in software development.

I am passionate about sharing knowledge and contributing to the software development community. Through this blog, I share my experiences, learnings and insights about software development, architecture and modern technologies.

In addition to development, I am an enthusiast for clean code, design patterns and agile methodologies. I believe that the best software is not only functional but also sustainable and scalable.