How real systems work, drawn small.
Illustrated explainers of how real systems work: how Netflix streams, how Uber finds a driver, how DNS turns a name into an address. Drawn small, explained exactly.
Two series
Shorts, about 90 seconds
Design the System
A familiar product, one thing you do in seconds, and the engineering decision behind it: from pressing Play on Netflix to sending an AirDrop.
Watch the playlistVideos, 2 to 3 minutes
Explained
One idea every engineer meets, drawn in miniature: load balancers, DNS, Docker, Kubernetes, caching, database indexes, OAuth, REST and Git.
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