System Design From Scratch

How to System Design?

Guidelines on designing better systems

Aug 23 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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Compute? Virtual Machines or Containers or Serverless Functions

Choosing compute is hard choice, let's try to simplify.

Aug 16 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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Thundering Herd Explained

What is Thundering Herd and How to fix?

Aug 9 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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July 2026

Writing a Technical Book: Why I Did It and How You Can Too

Writing a technical book is a huge project, but it is one of the best things you can do for your career. If you are curious about what it takes to write…

Jul 25 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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May 2026

Which database makes sense?

Choosing database for your next project

May 9 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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February 2026

Designing Data-Intensive Applications Book Summary

Don't have time to read the entire book, read the summary instead

Feb 14 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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The WHY of Databases?

Why do I need a Database if I can directly store data in files?

Feb 9 • Mandeep Singh Shekhawat

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January 2026

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