200 system design categories

SystemDesign

1. System Design Fundamentals

  1. Introduction to System Design
  2. Design Principles and Objectives
  3. Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  4. System Specification
  5. High-Level Design
  6. Low-Level Design
  7. Design Patterns Overview
  8. Design Trade-offs
  9. System Design Life Cycle
  10. Documentation and Communication

2. Architectural Patterns

  1. Layered Architecture
  2. Microservices Architecture
  3. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  4. Event-Driven Architecture
  5. Client-Server Architecture
  6. Peer-to-Peer Architecture
  7. Monolithic Architecture
  8. Serverless Architecture
  9. Distributed Systems Architecture
  10. Hexagonal Architecture

3. Scalability and Performance

  1. Horizontal vs. Vertical Scaling
  2. Load Balancing Strategies
  3. Caching Strategies
  4. Data Partitioning/Sharding
  5. Database Indexing
  6. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
  7. Performance Monitoring and Metrics
  8. Concurrency and Parallelism
  9. Resource Management
  10. Capacity Planning

4. Reliability and Fault Tolerance

  1. Design for Failure
  2. Redundancy Techniques
  3. Failover Mechanisms
  4. Replication Strategies
  5. Disaster Recovery Planning
  6. Graceful Degradation
  7. Circuit Breaker Pattern
  8. Retry Mechanisms
  9. Health Checks and Monitoring
  10. Consistency vs. Availability

5. Security Considerations

  1. Authentication Mechanisms
  2. Authorization Strategies
  3. Encryption (At Rest and In Transit)
  4. Secure Coding Practices
  5. Data Integrity
  6. Input Validation and Sanitization
  7. Access Control Models
  8. API Security
  9. Security Auditing and Logging
  10. Penetration Testing

6. Database Design

  1. Relational vs. NoSQL Databases
  2. Schema Design and Normalization
  3. Database Transactions
  4. ACID Properties
  5. CAP Theorem
  6. Database Replication
  7. Database Indexing and Optimization
  8. Database Partitioning
  9. Data Warehousing
  10. Data Modeling Techniques

7. Networking and Communication

  1. Network Protocols and Layers
  2. API Design and Documentation
  3. RESTful API Design
  4. GraphQL API Design
  5. Message Queuing Systems
  6. WebSocket Communication
  7. Asynchronous Messaging
  8. Load Balancers and Gateways
  9. Service Discovery Mechanisms
  10. Network Security

8. DevOps and Continuous Integration

  1. CI/CD Pipelines
  2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  3. Configuration Management
  4. Containerization (Docker)
  5. Orchestration (Kubernetes)
  6. Automated Testing
  7. Deployment Strategies
  8. Version Control Systems
  9. Monitoring and Logging
  10. Incident Management

9. Cloud Computing

  1. Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  2. Cloud Deployment Models (Public, Private, Hybrid)
  3. Cloud Storage Solutions
  4. Serverless Computing
  5. Cloud Scaling and Load Balancing
  6. Cost Management in Cloud
  7. Disaster Recovery in Cloud
  8. Cloud Security
  9. Cloud Migration Strategies
  10. Multi-Cloud Strategies

10. User Interface and User Experience

  1. User Interface Design Principles
  2. User Experience Design Principles
  3. Designing for Accessibility
  4. Responsive Design
  5. Prototyping and Wireframing
  6. Interaction Design
  7. Usability Testing
  8. Performance Optimization for UI
  9. User Feedback and Iteration
  10. Design Systems and Guidelines

11. Microservices and APIs

  1. Microservices Design Principles
  2. API Gateway Patterns
  3. Service Contracts and API Contracts
  4. Inter-Service Communication
  5. Service Orchestration
  6. Service Choreography
  7. API Rate Limiting
  8. Versioning APIs
  9. Service Decomposition
  10. API Documentation and Testing

12. Data Management

  1. Data Consistency Models
  2. Event Sourcing
  3. CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)
  4. Data Governance
  5. Data Aggregation Techniques
  6. Data Lake vs. Data Warehouse
  7. Data Privacy Regulations
  8. Data Backup and Recovery
  9. Data Integrity Checks
  10. Big Data Technologies

13. System Design Patterns

  1. Singleton Pattern
  2. Factory Pattern
  3. Observer Pattern
  4. Strategy Pattern
  5. Decorator Pattern
  6. Adapter Pattern
  7. Proxy Pattern
  8. Builder Pattern
  9. Composite Pattern
  10. Facade Pattern

14. System Integration

  1. Integration Strategies
  2. Middleware Solutions
  3. Service Integration Patterns
  4. Message Brokers
  5. Data Integration Techniques
  6. API Integration Patterns
  7. Third-Party Service Integration
  8. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Processes
  9. Integration Testing
  10. Handling Integration Failures

15. High-Availability Systems

  1. Load Balancing Techniques
  2. Active-Active vs. Active-Passive Configurations
  3. Failover Mechanisms
  4. High-Availability Databases
  5. Distributed Caching Solutions
  6. Redundant Data Storage
  7. Network Redundancy
  8. Geographic Distribution
  9. High-Availability Architectures
  10. Failover Testing

16. Performance Optimization

  1. Performance Tuning Techniques
  2. Profiling and Benchmarking
  3. Caching Strategies
  4. Database Optimization
  5. Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
  6. Concurrency Optimization
  7. Memory Management
  8. Network Performance Tuning
  9. Code Optimization Techniques
  10. Latency Reduction Strategies

17. System Reliability

  1. Reliability Engineering Principles
  2. Reliability Metrics
  3. Error Budgeting
  4. Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)
  5. Service-Level Objectives (SLOs)
  6. Service-Level Indicators (SLIs)
  7. Chaos Engineering
  8. Automated Failure Testing
  9. Root Cause Analysis
  10. Incident Response Planning

18. Big Data and Analytics

  1. Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark)
  2. Real-Time Data Processing
  3. Batch vs. Stream Processing
  4. Data Lake Architecture
  5. Data Warehousing Techniques
  6. Data Analytics Frameworks
  7. Machine Learning Integration
  8. Business Intelligence Tools
  9. Data Visualization Techniques
  10. Predictive Analytics

19. Software Development Lifecycle

  1. Agile Methodologies
  2. Waterfall Model
  3. DevOps Practices
  4. Continuous Integration and Deployment
  5. Software Quality Assurance
  6. Requirements Management
  7. Change Management
  8. Release Management
  9. Project Management Tools
  10. Software Maintenance and Support

20. Emerging Technologies

  1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  2. Blockchain Technology
  3. Quantum Computing
  4. Edge Computing
  5. 5G Technology
  6. Internet of Things (IoT)
  7. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
  8. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  9. Bioinformatics Systems
  10. Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology