Master strong vs eventual consistency for system design interviews. Covers CAP theorem mapping, synchronous vs async replication, quorum tuning, hybrid approaches, and real-world database examples.
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.
Master the five key characteristics of distributed systems — scalability, reliability, availability, efficiency, and manageability — with FAANG-level interview scripts, cheat sheets, and trade-off insights.