Principles

Trade-Offs

Everything in systems design is focused on evaluating the trade-offs and choosing a path that fits the specific needs and constraints of the system you’re working within. See Trade-Off Considerations for additional insights when evaluating these trade-offs in designing a system.

1. Performance vs Scalability
2. Latency vs Throughput
3. Availability vs Consistency
4. Volume vs Cost

Basics

1. Core Challenges
2. Scaling Systems
3. Additional Non-Functional Requirements
4. Components
5. Error Handling Patterns
6. Communication Protocols