Cracking System Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Building Scalable and Reliable Systems

"Cracking System Design" is a guide covering scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance, data storage, microservices architecture, API design, security, performance optimization, infrastructure, monitoring, and case studies. It includes:

1. Fundamentals: Scalability, reliability, fault tolerance.

2. Data Storage: Relational databases, NoSQL, cloud storage.

3. Microservices: Principles, implementation, challenges.

4. API Design: RESTful architecture, integration, security.

5. Security: Encryption, authentication, authorization.

6. Performance: Caching, CDNs, monitoring.

7. Infrastructure: Cloud, containerization, growth planning.

8. Monitoring: Tools, best practices.

9. Case Studies: Scalability, reliability, fault tolerance examples.

10. Specific System Designs: URL shortening, proximity services, hotel booking, online shopping, cab booking.