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Designing a Proximity Service like Yelp

Services like Yelp, Zomato, or Google Maps have become an essential part of how we discover the world around us.

6 hrs ago •

Ashish Pratap Singh

20 Git Commands EVERY Developer Should Know

If you want to become a great developer, you need to master Git.

May 13 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Design Google Docs - System Design Interview

Google Docs is a cloud-based word processor that allows multiple users to create, edit, and share documents in real-time via a web or mobile interface.

May 8 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Sharding vs. Partitioning

What's the difference?

May 6 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Designing Social Media News Feed System

When you open your favorite social media app like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, you're instantly shown a personalized stream of posts.

May 1 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

April 2025

How Databases Guarantee Durability (Even After Crashes)

One of the things that make databases truly powerful is their ability to protect your data even in the face of unexpected failures.

Apr 29 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Top 15 Strategies to Reduce Latency

Latency is the time it takes for a system to respond to a user's action.

Apr 24 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

What are Webhooks?

Imagine you're building an e-commerce platform and using an external payment processor like Stripe to collect payments from users.

Apr 22 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Designing a Scalable “Likes” Counting System for Social Media

At first glance, counting “likes” on a social media post seems simple, just increment a number, right?

Apr 17 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

What is Change Data Capture (CDC)?

Modern applications often rely on multiple systems (e.g., search engines, caches, data lakes, microservices), all of which need up-to-date data.

Apr 15 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

Designing a Distributed Key-Value Store (Step-by-Step)

A key-value store is a simple type of database where data is stored as {key: value} pairs.

Apr 10 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

How PostgreSQL Works: Internal Architecture Explained

PostgreSQL has emerged as one of the most powerful and versatile open-source relational databases

Apr 8 •

Ashish Pratap Singh

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