BabushkaiSystem Design Patterns

A comprehensive guide to distributed systems - from fundamentals to production-ready patterns

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Foundations

Master ACID transactions, CAP theorem, consistency models, and distributed time

Distributed Databases

Learn replication, partitioning, consensus algorithms, and distributed transactions

Caching & Performance

Cache strategies, invalidation patterns, and multi-tier caching architectures

Messaging Systems

Message queues, event sourcing, CQRS, and exactly-once delivery semantics

Scaling Patterns

Load balancing, sharding, rate limiting, circuit breakers, and backpressure

Case Studies

Learn from Twitter, Netflix, Uber, Stripe, Discord, and other tech giants

LLM Systems

Agents, RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and context management

Search Systems

Vector search, ranking algorithms, relevance tuning, and typeahead

GraphQL

Schema design, resolvers, DataLoader, subscriptions, and federation

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Like the layers of a Matryoshka doll, great systems are built layer by layer - each component nesting perfectly within the next.

This guide covers 100+ patterns across distributed systems, from foundational concepts to production-ready architectures used by companies like Netflix, Uber, and Stripe.

17Sections

100+Patterns

10Case Studies

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