System Design Course – APIs, Databases, Caching, CDNs, Load Balancing & Production Infra

Level up your system design skills! This course progresses from foundational concepts to production-ready systems, covering databases, scaling, and load balancing. Learn practical techniques for building and securing APIs, including RESTful and GraphQL. Course developed by @hayk.simonyan ⭐️...

Intermediate - 125 min - Software & IT - freeCodeCamp.org

The full course: Learn Full-Stack & Backend free

What you'll need

• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
• Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

1. Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann - View on Amazon
2. The Pragmatic Programmer by Dave Thomas - View on Amazon

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