Master CAP theorem and PACELC for system design interviews. Covers consistency, availability, partition tolerance, latency trade-offs, database classifications, and 20 FAANG interview questions.
Master the leader-follower replication pattern for system design interviews. Covers write coordination, sync vs async replication, follower reads, leader election with Raft/Paxos, and FAANG interview scripts.
Master consistent hashing for system design interviews. Covers partitioning vs replication, naive hashing problems, virtual nodes, replication on ring, real-world usage in Cassandra and DynamoDB.
Understand why trade-offs are the heart of system design interviews. Covers FAANG scoring signals, critical thinking patterns, business awareness, and the golden script for presenting trade-offs in any interview.
Master SQL vs NoSQL for system design interviews. Covers data models, scalability, ACID vs BASE, CAP theorem mapping, polyglot persistence, and the top 25 FAANG interview questions with answers.