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Preview of System Design 101

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System Design 101

Illustrated explanations of APIs, databases, caching, cloud architecture and real company case studies, told mostly through diagrams.

Why it’s a gem
Diagram-first explanations you can screenshot straight into a design doc.

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Author: ByteByteGo (@bytebytego)
Type: Thread on X
License: free
Added: Aug 17, 2026
Domain: github.com

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