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The book is pretty good. It’s easy to read. There are lots of design diagrams. If you are a visual person, you will love the book. It helped me pass the system design round at FANG.
I read the book twice and take notes. I read all the reference materials mentioned in the book. Reading those extra materials help me a lot with topics I’m not familiar with.
Highlights:
+ The book has a good set of questions.
+ Lots of diagrams and clear explanation.
+ You will learn something new by reading the book regardless of your experience.
Drawbacks:
- I wish the reference links are footnotes instead of being at the end of chapters. That way, it’s more accessible.
- Some topics are not talked about too much like security and stream processing.
- It’s tailored towards junior and semi-senior engineers. Some chapters are not deep enough. For example, I wish the author would talk more about feed ranking and caching in the designing news feed chapter.
Overall, it’s a masterpiece in system design books. However, no book can cover everything in system design. No one knows every system. Here are some of my other recommendations:
-- designing data-intensive applications. Highly recommended.
-- system design primer github repo. Highly recommended free resource.
-- Leetcode discussion forum about system designs.
-- Grokking the system interview course. This is an ok resource but not very deep.
-- Various youtube channels. I like channels like Tushar Roy, System Design Interview, Success in Tech, etc. There are a lot more but I found them most useful for senior engineer positions.
-- Various tech blogs: Facebook, Netflix, Uber, AirBnb, etc. Those tech blogs are extremely valuable to help us understand real-life systems.
-- highscalability website. The website contains lots of real world systems.
-- InfoQ youtube channel. Many tech companies talk about how they scale their systems at infoQ. I find sometimes it’s quite hard to find useful videos on google but when I narrow down it to a specific channel, it’s much easier to find. For example, I found a lot of useful tech talks about uber there. It’s invaluable when I interviewed there.
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Customers find the book provides a good overview of system design concepts, with superb diagrams and a wide variety of topics covered. Moreover, they appreciate its beginner-friendly approach and usefulness for technical interview preparation, particularly noting the inclusion of real interview questions. However, the book receives mixed feedback regarding its readability and depth, with some finding it easy to read while others note it lacks depth. Additionally, several customers point out issues with typographical and English errors throughout the text.
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152 customers mention content, 116 positive, 36 negative
This is a great book. Even if you are not preparing for system design interviews, it is still worth reading....Read more
...Besides that, after reading 3 chapters it seems to be a good book so far. Great reference for non-technical folks.Read more
Excellent book! I'm using it for interview prep and it covers most of the design fundamentals got asked in the interviews....Read more
...an encouragement that is remarkably necessary given the low quality....Read more
46 customers mention organization, 39 positive, 7 negative
This book is amazing, very easy to read and simple diagrams makes it perfect for everyone....Read more
...The book is well-structured, easy to follow, and provides a solid foundation for understanding key system design concepts....Read more
...Short, well organized chapters are the way to go for this type of books. Highly recommended!Read more
...The chapters are light, the information is crisp, the diagrams are superb and simple for remembering and tons of references for extra reading....Read more
45 customers mention usefulness, 43 positive, 2 negative
It's very useful but contains a distractingly large number of errorsRead more
very detailed and simplified. highly recommend it. It’s useful even if you are not preparing for interviews.Read more
System Design Interview—An Insider’s Guide is a great resource for anyone looking to prepare for system design interviews....Read more
Very helpful and informational! Gets one ready for system design challenging questions....Read more
42 customers mention readability, 35 positive, 7 negative
The book is pretty good. It’s easy to read. There are lots of design diagrams. If you are a visual person, you will love the book....Read more
Good overview of the subject. It's well written and easy to understand. The diagrams help a lot.Read more
...It’s clear, practical, and gives you the tools to tackle even tough design questions with confidence.Read more
...It was a detailed step-by-step guide that is actionable and very easy to follow. -...Read more
35 customers mention interview preparation, 33 positive, 2 negative
great book for system design interview prepRead more
I was VERY happy with this book. Great intro. Great problems. Even great thoughts once you get the job!!Read more
...system design problem techniques and frameworks, not only great for interview preparation but for learning as well.Read more
...This book covers all the hot topic and interview questions. It is really helpful to read it before onsite interviews. I got offers after reading it....Read more
19 customers mention editing, 4 positive, 15 negative
I hope if there is a 0 star. Full of contents copied online, poor english, logic and structure. Not recommended.Read more
...this a lot with software interview related books and websites, missing words and bad grammar, which I assume is a English as a second language thing....Read more
Riddled with grammatical errors, this book isn’t even a sampler platter of delicious system design recipes....Read more
...it will give you the foundation you need to present problems in a clear manner and in a style consistent with interviewing....Read more
17 customers mention depth, 1 positive, 16 negative
Excellent interview guide
Came in excellent condition. I have been reading this book and man, this is just the book for the interview. The chapters are light, the information is crisp, the diagrams are superb and simple for remembering and tons of references for extra reading. I just hope that the next versions include more use cases and designs and references to some code in few places where the interviewers might be asking. All in all awesome book, and truly necessary for interviews. Thanks to the author, really needed this!!!
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- KomalReviewed in Canada on August 22, 2024
Essential Reading for Aspiring System Designers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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printed in black and white !!
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It came as surprising while I started to study the book and then found most of the diagrams are in black and white!! It's not cheap book, it's €40Ali Ismailprinted in black and white !!
Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 23, 2024
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