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System Design Basics 4 — Cluster Part 1

In a typical distributed system, there will always be some cluster types, e.g. database…

System Design Basics 3 — Concurrency

Concurrency is the idea of doing multiple tasks at the same time. Concurrency can happen in a…

System Design Basics 2— Hash Functions

Hash functions have a widespread application in the tech world. As a software engineer, you…

Algorithm Question Categories — Part 9. Binary Search

Algorithm Question Categories — Part 8. Two-pointer

Coding Interview Vocabulary (For Non-native Speakers)

System Design Basics 1. Globally Unique ID Generator

Globally unique IDs are ubiquitous in distributed systems. Companies use globally unique IDs to distinguish a lot of things, visitors, orders, transactions, and tweets, just to name a few. In a distributed system, we need a Globally…

Introducing the Sketching Tool I Use

As a software engineer, there will be a lot of times you need to do sketching. Whether you are…