Archive - The System Design Newsletter

Everything You Need to Know About Cache Strategies ⭐

#74: A Simple Introduction to Cache Strategies (3 Minutes)

Jun 13 •

May 2025

How API Gateway Actually Work ⭐

#73: Break Into API Gateway (3 Minutes)

May 29 •

System Design Playbook 🔥

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May 23 •

How Load Balancing Algorithms Really Work ⭐

#72: Break Into Load Balancing Algorithms (3 Minutes)

May 19 •

How JWT Works ✨

#71: Break Into JSON Web Token (3 Minutes)

May 10 •

How DNS Works 🔥

#70: Distributed Hierarchical Database for 5.35B Users (2 Minutes)

May 2 •

April 2025

How Figma Scaled to 4M Users—Without Fancy Databases 🔥

#69: Break Into Postgres Scalability (4 Minutes)

Apr 16 •

March 2025

How Apple Pay Handles 41 Million Transactions a Day Securely 💸

#68: Break Into Apple Pay Architecture (5 Minutes)

Mar 27 •

February 2025

January 2025

How Bluesky Works 🦋

#65: Break Into Bluesky Architecture (17 Minutes)

Jan 22 •

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