Large-Scale Systems Design Part 1

Have you ever thought about this?

A word from knowledge sharer Jayce 🧑‍💻

When I was a junior, I once told a senior colleague at the company, "I've never developed a large-scale system before, so I'm not sure if what I'm trying to build is a good approach."

A senior colleague told me, " No one has ever experienced the exact situation you're in. Large-scale systems face different, detailed problems for each company. So we need to study in depth how similar problems were solved to find solutions that work for us. "

I began studying these issues, and through this process, I discovered how studying can help me grow as an engineer. I hope my lectures will help junior developers learn how to study deeply.

• This course doesn't cover basic network and database knowledge. But don't worry too much. If you're familiar with really basic terms like TCP and Transactions, you'll be fine.
• This course does not include hands-on training . Please note that because distributed systems prioritize predicting and resolving failures, it's difficult to experience this in class.

📌 Join this lecture!

• You will learn about problems that can arise in large-scale systems and how to solve them.
• I can eloquently explain best practices when designing large-scale systems.
• You can acquire good theoretical background for learning more advanced distributed systems.
• I will provide you with links to PPT study materials and in-depth study materials.

Q. Is it okay if I don't know much about computer engineering?

Basic CS knowledge is required. It's difficult to say exactly what constitutes basic knowledge, but if you have the necessary knowledge to work as a backend engineer, you should be able to address any remaining gaps through questions and research.

Q. Is there any practical training?

This course is a theoretical one. While developing even a simple distributed system is a truly valuable learning tool, I believe the difficulty of distributed systems stems from failure situations. Because it's difficult to build an environment that simulates unknown network failures, this course doesn't include implementation exercises. Instead, you'll learn how real-world cases have been used to resolve failures.

Q. What can I expect from this course?

I hope this lecture series will serve as a glossary of distributed systems knowledge for junior developers. You'll learn about common and well-known problems and solutions used in distributed systems. You'll be able to recall the lectures when you encounter or design similar problems. You'll also be able to make compelling arguments in interviews asking for system design skills.