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EP78: How to Crack Any System Design Interview

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EP78: How to Crack Any System Design Interview

ByteByteGo

Sep 23

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This week’s system design refresher:

How to Crack Any System Design Interview (YouTube video)
Key Concepts to Understand Database Sharding
Kubernetes Tools Ecosystem
Cloud Native Landscape

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How to Crack Any System Design Interview

Key Concepts to Understand Database Sharding

In this concise and visually engaging resource, we break down the key concepts of database partitioning, explaining both vertical and horizontal strategies.

Range-Based Sharding: Splitting your data into distinct ranges. Think of it as organizing your books by genre on separate shelves.
Key-Based Sharding (with a dash of %3 hash): Imagine each piece of data having a unique key, and we distribute them based on a specific rule. It's like sorting your playing cards by suit and number.
Directory-Based Sharding: A directory, like a phone book, helps you quickly find the information you need. Similarly, this technique uses a directory to route data efficiently.

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Kubernetes Tools Ecosystem

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Kubernetes, the leading container orchestration platform, boasts a vast ecosystem of tools and components that collectively empower organizations to efficiently deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications.

Kubernetes practitioners need to be well-versed in these tools to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of containerized applications within Kubernetes clusters.

To introduce a holistic view of the Kubernetes ecosystem, we've created an illustration covering the aspects of:

Security
Networking
Container Runtime
Cluster Management
Monitoring and Observability
Infrastructure Orchestration

Cloud Native Landscape

Many Are Looking for the Definitive Guide on How to Choose the Right Stack

The ANSWER is...
There is no one-size-fits-all guide; it all depends on your specific needs, and picking the right stack is HARD.

Fortunately, at this point in time, technology is usually no longer a limiting factor. Most startups should be able to get by with most technologies they find. So spend less time on picking the perfect tech; instead, focus on your customers and keep building.

Over to you all: What do you think is causing this fragmentation in tech stack choices?

Image source: CNCF Cloud Native Interactive Landscape