Technology Deep Dives
Interactive guides and simulators for core technologies used in modern system design. Learn how they work, when to use them, and practice with hands-on simulators.
Featured: Redis Deep Dive
InteractiveMaster Redis with our comprehensive guide covering data structures, operations, clustering, and real-world use cases. Includes an interactive simulator for hands-on learning.
AI & ML Frameworks
LangChain
Master LangChain framework: building LLM applications, chains, agents, and AI orchestration patterns.
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AutoGen
Build multi-agent systems with AutoGen: conversational AI, code generation, and collaborative AI workflows.
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CrewAI
Orchestrate AI teams with CrewAI: role-based agents, team coordination, and collaborative AI workflows.
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OpenAI
Integrate OpenAI APIs: GPT models, embeddings, function calling, and production implementation patterns.
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LlamaIndex
Build data-augmented LLM apps with LlamaIndex: document indexing, RAG workflows, and data connectors.
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Vector Databases
Master vector databases: embeddings storage, similarity search, indexing strategies, and RAG optimization.
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FAISS
Master FAISS (Facebook AI Similarity Search): vector indexing, similarity search optimization, and production deployment patterns.
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PyTorch
Master PyTorch for production ML systems: distributed training, FSDP, optimization, and real-world deployment patterns.
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TensorFlow
Deploy TensorFlow in production ML systems: TF Serving, XLA optimization, TPU deployment, and enterprise scaling.
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MLflow
Manage ML lifecycle with MLflow: experiment tracking, model registry, deployment, and MLOps workflows.
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DVC Data Versioning
Master DVC for data versioning, pipeline automation, and ML experiment tracking. Learn data-centric MLOps with hands-on examples.
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vLLM
Optimize LLM serving with vLLM: high-performance inference, memory optimization, and scalable deployment.
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Databases
MySQL
Master MySQL: database design, optimization, scaling, replication, and production deployment strategies.
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PostgreSQL
Master PostgreSQL: advanced features, performance tuning, extensions, and enterprise database management.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
MongoDB
Master MongoDB: document modeling, indexing, aggregation, sharding, and NoSQL best practices.
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SQLite
Master SQLite: embedded database design, optimization, mobile apps, and local storage patterns.
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Apache Cassandra
Master Cassandra: distributed database architecture, data modeling, consistency levels, and scale-out strategies.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Apache CouchDB
Master CouchDB: document database with HTTP API, multi-master replication, and eventual consistency.
35 min β’ Quiz
Riak
Master Riak: distributed key-value database with high availability, fault tolerance, and operational simplicity.
40 min β’ Quiz
ClickHouse
Master ClickHouse: columnar analytics database, query optimization, and real-time analytics at scale.
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Amazon DynamoDB
Master DynamoDB: serverless NoSQL, partition keys, global tables, and cost optimization strategies.
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InfluxDB
Master InfluxDB: time-series data management, query optimization, and monitoring infrastructure.
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Neo4j
Master Neo4j: graph database modeling, Cypher queries, and building knowledge graph applications.
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Amazon Neptune
Master Amazon Neptune: fully managed graph database, property graphs, RDF, Gremlin, and SPARQL queries.
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ArangoDB
Master ArangoDB: native multi-model database, graph, document, and key-value in one platform with AQL.
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Google Cloud Spanner
Master Google Cloud Spanner: globally distributed SQL database, ACID transactions, and horizontal scaling.
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Azure Cosmos DB
Master Azure Cosmos DB: globally distributed multi-model database, consistency levels, and turnkey scaling.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
CockroachDB
Master CockroachDB: distributed SQL, ACID transactions, resilience, and global database architecture.
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DuckDB
Master DuckDB: in-process analytical database, OLAP queries, and high-performance analytics.
25 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
pgvector
Master pgvector: PostgreSQL vector extension, HNSW indexes, similarity search, and RAG integration.
40 min β’ Quiz
PgBouncer
Master PgBouncer: PostgreSQL connection pooling, performance optimization, and resource management.
30 min β’ Quiz
cache-storage
Redis
Master Redis: caching strategies, data structures, pub/sub, clustering, and performance optimization.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Memcached
Implement Memcached: distributed caching, memory optimization, cache strategies, and performance tuning.
25 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Varnish Cache
Master Varnish Cache: HTTP acceleration, VCL configuration, cache invalidation, and CDN integration.
30 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Hazelcast IMDG
Master Hazelcast IMDG: in-memory data grid, distributed computing, and high-performance caching.
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Object Storage
Master object storage: S3, blob storage, data lakes, and scalable storage architectures.
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message-streaming
Apache Kafka
Master Apache Kafka: event streaming, distributed logs, real-time data pipelines, and production patterns.
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RabbitMQ
Master RabbitMQ: message queuing, AMQP protocol, routing patterns, and reliable messaging.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Apache Pulsar
Master Apache Pulsar: multi-tenant messaging, geo-replication, and unified streaming platform.
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Apache ActiveMQ
Master ActiveMQ: JMS messaging, enterprise integration patterns, and reliable message delivery.
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Apache RocketMQ
Master Apache RocketMQ: transactional messaging, scheduled delivery, distributed queues, and high-throughput messaging.
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Amazon SQS
Master Amazon SQS: managed message queuing, serverless messaging, and AWS integration patterns.
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Cloud Platforms
Amazon Web Services
Master AWS: cloud services, architecture patterns, cost optimization, and enterprise solutions.
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Google Cloud Platform
Master GCP: Google Cloud services, data analytics, machine learning, and cloud architecture.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
Microsoft Azure
Master Azure: Microsoft cloud services, enterprise integration, hybrid cloud, and Azure DevOps.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
API & Communication
API Design Patterns & Best Practices
Interactive API design tool: calculate quality scores, analyze performance metrics, and optimize API architecture.
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GraphQL
Master GraphQL: query language, schema design, resolvers, and API optimization strategies.
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gRPC
Master gRPC: high-performance RPC framework, protocol buffers, and microservices communication.
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WebSocket
Master WebSocket: real-time bidirectional communication, protocol details, and implementation patterns.
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WebRTC
Master WebRTC: peer-to-peer communication, video/audio streaming, and real-time collaboration.
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API Paradigms
Compare API paradigms: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket for different use cases.
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web-networking
NGINX
Master NGINX: web serving, reverse proxy, load balancing, and high-performance configuration.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
HTTP/2 & HTTP/3
Understand HTTP/2 and HTTP/3: multiplexing, server push, QUIC protocol, and performance.
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Proxies & Load Balancing
Master proxies and load balancing: algorithms, health checks, and traffic distribution.
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UDP vs TCP
Compare UDP and TCP: protocols, use cases, reliability vs speed trade-offs.
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orchestration
Kubernetes
Master Kubernetes: container orchestration, cluster management, deployments, and cloud-native architecture.
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Helm
Master Helm: Kubernetes package management, chart development, and application deployment.
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Service Mesh
Istio
Master Istio: service mesh architecture, traffic management, security, and observability.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Service Mesh
Understand service mesh: traffic management, security, observability in microservices.
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infrastructure
Terraform
Master Terraform: infrastructure as code, multi-cloud provisioning, state management, and modules.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Ansible
Master Ansible: configuration management, automation playbooks, and infrastructure orchestration.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
DevOps & CI/CD
Jenkins
Master Jenkins: CI/CD pipelines, automation, plugin ecosystem, and pipeline as code.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
GitLab CI/CD
Master GitLab CI/CD: pipeline configuration, runners, DevOps workflows, and automation.
30 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Security & Auth
OAuth 2.0
Master OAuth 2.0: authorization framework, grant types, security flows, and implementation patterns.
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JSON Web Tokens
Master JWT: token-based authentication, claims, security best practices, and implementation.
30 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Keycloak
Master Keycloak: identity and access management, SSO, federation, and enterprise authentication.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
HashiCorp Vault
Master Vault: secrets management, dynamic credentials, encryption as a service, and security automation.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus
Master Prometheus: metrics collection, PromQL, alerting, and monitoring infrastructure.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Grafana
Master Grafana: dashboard creation, data visualization, alerting, and monitoring integration.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Observability
Master observability: distributed tracing, logging, metrics, and modern observability practices.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Data Processing
Apache Spark
Master Apache Spark: distributed computing, data processing, stream analytics, and ML pipelines.
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MapReduce
Master MapReduce: distributed data processing paradigm, Hadoop ecosystem, and parallel computing.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Stream Processing
Master stream processing: real-time data processing, event streaming, and streaming architectures.
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Apache Flink
Master Apache Flink: stateful stream processing, event time semantics, exactly-once processing, and production deployment.
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Google Cloud Dataflow
Master Google Cloud Dataflow: unified batch and stream processing, Apache Beam pipelines, auto-scaling, and serverless data processing.
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Apache Iceberg
Master Apache Iceberg: table format, data lakes, ACID transactions, and lakehouse architecture.
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lxml
Master lxml: high-performance XML/HTML parsing, XPath queries, and XSLT transformations.
30 min β’ Quiz
Database Patterns
Replication & Sharding
Master database replication and sharding: strategies, trade-offs, and implementation.
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SSTable & LSM Trees
Master SSTables and LSM trees: write-optimized storage engines and compaction strategies.
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Systems Concepts
Consistent Hashing
Master consistent hashing: distributed data partitioning, virtual nodes, and scalable system design.
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Concurrency Patterns
Master concurrency patterns: threads, locks, async programming, and actor models.
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Trie (Prefix Tree)
Master Trie data structures: efficient string storage, autocomplete, and pattern matching.
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Resilience Patterns
Circuit Breakers
Master circuit breakers: failure isolation, cascading failure prevention, and resilient system design.
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Rate Limiting
Master rate limiting: algorithms, distributed rate limiting, and API protection strategies.
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Chaos Engineering
Master chaos engineering: failure injection, resilience testing, and building anti-fragile systems.
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Distributed Coordination
etcd Key-Value Store
Master etcd: distributed key-value store, consensus algorithms, and configuration management.
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Apache Zookeeper
Master Apache Zookeeper: distributed coordination service, leader election, configuration management, and synchronization.
40 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
Data Formats
Apache Parquet
Master Apache Parquet: columnar storage format, compression, schema evolution, and analytics optimization.
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Apache ORC
Master Apache ORC: Optimized Row Columnar format, ACID transactions, compression, and Hive integration.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
big-data
Hadoop & HDFS
Master Hadoop and HDFS: distributed storage, MapReduce processing, and big data architecture patterns.
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Apache Hive
Master Apache Hive: SQL on Hadoop, data warehousing, partitioning strategies, and query optimization.
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Apache HBase
Master Apache HBase: NoSQL on Hadoop, column-family storage, real-time big data access patterns.
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Apache YARN
Master Apache YARN: resource management, job scheduling, and cluster orchestration in Hadoop.
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Apache Pig
Master Apache Pig: data flow scripting, Pig Latin language, and ETL processing on Hadoop.
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Apache Oozie
Master Apache Oozie: workflow scheduling, job orchestration, and coordinator jobs in Hadoop.
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aws-services
Amazon EMR
Master Amazon EMR: managed Hadoop and Spark, cluster configuration, cost optimization, and best practices.
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Amazon Athena
Master Amazon Athena: serverless SQL analytics, S3 querying, partitioning, and cost optimization.
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AWS Glue
Master AWS Glue: serverless ETL, data catalog, crawlers, and data integration patterns.
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Amazon SageMaker
Master Amazon SageMaker: end-to-end ML platform, model training, deployment, and MLOps workflows.
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Amazon Redshift
Master Amazon Redshift: cloud data warehouse, performance tuning, distribution styles, and cost optimization.
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Amazon Kinesis
Master Amazon Kinesis: real-time data streaming, Kinesis Data Streams, Firehose, and Analytics.
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Amazon CloudFront
Master Amazon CloudFront: CDN setup, edge locations, caching strategies, and security features.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Master Amazon CloudWatch: monitoring, metrics, alarms, logs, and observability best practices.
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Amazon ECS & Fargate
Master Amazon ECS and Fargate: container orchestration, serverless containers, and deployment patterns.
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AWS Step Functions
Master AWS Step Functions: serverless workflow orchestration, state machines, and integration patterns.
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data-orchestration
Apache Airflow
Master Apache Airflow: DAG creation, operators, scheduling, and production deployment patterns.
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Apache NiFi
Master Apache NiFi: visual data flow automation, processors, and real-time data integration.
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data-platforms
Databricks
Master Databricks: unified analytics platform, lakehouse architecture, and collaborative data science.
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Snowflake
Master Snowflake: cloud data warehouse, virtual warehouses, data sharing, and performance optimization.
45 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
Google BigQuery
Master Google BigQuery: serverless data warehouse, partitioning, clustering, and cost optimization.
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observability
DataDog
Master DataDog: full-stack observability, APM, infrastructure monitoring, and alerting strategies.
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Kibana
Master Kibana: Elasticsearch visualization, dashboards, log analysis, and the ELK stack.
35 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios
ML Tools
Ludwig
Master Ludwig: declarative machine learning, low-code ML workflows, and automated model building.
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AutoML
Master AutoML: automated machine learning, neural architecture search, and hyperparameter optimization.
30 min β’ Quiz β’ Scenarios β’ Calculator
Natural Language Processing
fastText
Master fastText: efficient text classification, word embeddings, and subword modeling for NLP.
35 min β’ Quiz
langid.py
Master langid.py: automatic language detection, multilingual text processing, and language identification.
20 min β’ Quiz
security-tools
Red Team Infrastructure
Build red team infrastructure: command & control systems, payload delivery, operational security, and infrastructure automation.
45 min β’ Quiz
Penetration Testing Frameworks
Master penetration testing frameworks: Metasploit, exploitation techniques, security assessment tools, and testing methodologies.
45 min β’ Quiz
Cache & Storage
Redis
In-memory data structure store used as database, cache, and message broker
Caching, session storage, real-time analytics, rate limiting
Object Storage
Scalable cloud storage for modern distributed applications
Data lakes, content distribution, backup, archival, static websites, media streaming
Memcached
High-performance distributed memory caching system
Database query caching, session storage, API response caching, content caching
Varnish Cache
HTTP accelerator designed for content-heavy dynamic web sites
HTTP acceleration, reverse proxy caching, CDN, API caching, load reduction
Hazelcast IMDG
In-memory data grid for distributed computing, caching, and real-time stream processing
Distributed caching, session clustering, event processing, stream analytics, real-time computing
Message Streaming
RabbitMQ
Enterprise message broker implementing AMQP for reliable message delivery
Message queuing, task distribution, microservices communication, event-driven architecture
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data pipelines
Event streaming, log aggregation, real-time data processing, microservices communication
Apache Pulsar
Cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform
Event streaming, messaging, real-time analytics, IoT data processing
Apache ActiveMQ
Multi-protocol enterprise messaging broker
Enterprise messaging, JMS applications, IoT messaging, system integration
Amazon SQS
Fully managed message queuing service for decoupling applications
Decoupling microservices, batch job queuing, serverless applications, fault tolerance
Database
PostgreSQL
Advanced open-source relational database with extensive feature set
OLTP applications, complex queries, geospatial data, JSON documents
MongoDB
Document-oriented NoSQL database for modern applications
Document storage, rapid prototyping, content management, real-time analytics
Apache Cassandra
Wide-column NoSQL database designed for handling large amounts of data across many commodity servers
Time-series data, IoT applications, high-write workloads, globally distributed systems
ClickHouse
Column-oriented database management system for online analytical processing
Real-time analytics, data warehousing, log analysis, business intelligence
Amazon DynamoDB
Fully managed NoSQL database service with single-digit millisecond performance
Serverless applications, gaming, IoT, mobile backends, real-time personalization
MySQL
World's most popular open-source relational database
Web applications, OLTP systems, data warehousing, e-commerce platforms
SQLite
Self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration database engine
Mobile applications, embedded systems, desktop applications, prototyping
InfluxDB
Time series database designed for high-write and query loads
IoT sensor data, monitoring metrics, real-time analytics, DevOps monitoring
Neo4j
Graph database platform for connected data and complex relationships
Social networks, recommendation engines, fraud detection, knowledge graphs
Orchestration
Kubernetes
Container orchestration platform for automated deployment and scaling
Container orchestration, microservices deployment, auto-scaling, service discovery
Helm
Package manager for Kubernetes applications
Kubernetes package management, application deployment, release management
Monitoring
Prometheus
Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit with a dimensional data model
Application monitoring, infrastructure metrics, alerting, time-series analysis
Grafana
Multi-platform open source analytics and interactive visualization web application
Data visualization, monitoring dashboards, alerting, business intelligence
API
GraphQL
Query language and runtime for APIs that provides a complete description of data
API development, mobile backends, microservices aggregation, real-time subscriptions
gRPC
High-performance RPC framework that can run in any environment
Microservices communication, mobile-backend APIs, high-performance services
Infrastructure
Terraform
Infrastructure as code tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely
Infrastructure provisioning, multi-cloud deployment, infrastructure automation
Proxies & Load Balancing
Traffic management and distribution for scalable system architectures
High availability, traffic distribution, SSL termination, caching, security
Ansible
Agentless automation tool for configuration management
Configuration management, application deployment, task automation, orchestration
Service Mesh
Master the dedicated infrastructure layer for microservices communication and security
Microservices communication, mTLS security, traffic management, observability, policy enforcement
Observability
Master comprehensive monitoring strategies with metrics, logs, and traces for system visibility and reliability
System monitoring, performance analysis, troubleshooting, SLA management, incident response
Database Patterns
Replication & Sharding
Database distribution patterns for scalable data architecture
High availability, horizontal scaling, fault tolerance, performance optimization
SSTables (Sorted String Tables)
Master the storage engine internals behind modern NoSQL databases
NoSQL databases, LSM trees, storage engines, high-write workloads, time-series data
Systems Concepts
Consistent Hashing
Distributed hashing technique for scalable data distribution
Load balancing, distributed caching, database sharding, CDN routing
Concurrency & Parallelism
Master concurrent and parallel programming patterns for high-performance applications
Multi-threaded applications, parallel computing, high-performance systems, concurrent data structures
Trie (Prefix Tree)
Master the tree data structure optimized for string operations and prefix matching
Autocomplete, spell checking, IP routing, text search, dictionary implementations
API & Communication
WebSocket
Full-duplex communication protocol for real-time web applications
Real-time chat, live updates, gaming, collaborative editing, trading platforms
WebRTC
Peer-to-peer real-time communication for web and mobile applications
Video calls, voice chat, screen sharing, file transfer, gaming
API Paradigms
Different API architectural styles and when to use each approach
Web APIs, microservices, mobile backends, real-time systems, integration platforms
API Design Principles
Master the art of designing developer-friendly, scalable, and maintainable APIs
RESTful APIs, versioning, authentication, documentation, error handling, testing
Web & Networking
HTTP/2 & HTTP/3
Modern web protocols for improved performance and efficiency
Web performance optimization, API acceleration, content delivery, mobile apps
UDP & TCP
Transport layer protocols for reliable and fast network communication
Web applications, real-time gaming, video streaming, file transfers, IoT
Cloud Platforms
Amazon Web Services
Comprehensive cloud computing platform with 200+ services
Web hosting, data storage, computing power, content delivery, machine learning
Google Cloud Platform
Google's cloud computing services with AI and ML focus
AI/ML workloads, data analytics, application development, hybrid cloud
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft's cloud platform for enterprise applications
Enterprise applications, hybrid cloud, .NET development, Windows workloads
DevOps & CI/CD
Jenkins
Open-source automation server for CI/CD pipelines
Continuous integration, automated testing, deployment pipelines, build automation
GitLab CI/CD
Integrated DevOps platform with built-in CI/CD capabilities
Source control, CI/CD pipelines, code review, issue tracking, monitoring
Security & Auth
OAuth 2.0
Authorization framework for secure API access
API authorization, third-party integrations, social login, microservices security
JSON Web Tokens
Compact, URL-safe means of representing claims between parties
Stateless authentication, information exchange, API security, microservices
Keycloak
Open-source identity and access management solution
Single sign-on, identity brokering, user federation, social login
Data Processing
MapReduce
Distributed computing programming model for processing large datasets
Big data processing, batch analytics, log analysis, data transformation, ETL pipelines
Stream Processing
Real-time data processing systems for continuous data streams
Real-time analytics, fraud detection, live recommendations, IoT data processing, event-driven systems
Resilience Patterns
Event Sourcing & CQRS
Master the architectural pattern that stores events as the source of truth with separated command and query models
Audit trails, temporal queries, complex domains, financial systems, event-driven architectures
Circuit Breakers
Master the resilience pattern that prevents cascading failures in distributed systems
Preventing cascade failures, fault tolerance, graceful degradation, system stability
Rate Limiting
Master traffic control patterns that protect APIs and services from overload while maintaining fair resource allocation
API protection, DDoS prevention, fair resource allocation, cost control, SLA enforcement
Chaos Engineering
Master building resilient systems through controlled failure testing and systematic reliability experiments
System resilience, failure testing, MTTR improvement, reliability validation, incident prevention
π― Recommended Learning Path
Master these technologies in the optimal order for system design proficiency.