anayonkars

System Design Cheatsheet

Step One: Framing The Problem a.k.a get the MVP

• Identify the use cases that are in scope
• Determine constraints based on scoped use cases

use case : the things your system needs to be do.

constraints : the things your system will have to consider to be able to do stuff

anayonkars

System Design Cheatsheet

Picking the right architecture = Picking the right battles + Managing trade-offs

Basic Steps

1. Clarify and agree on the scope of the system

• User cases (description of sequences of events that, taken together, lead to a system doing something useful)
  • Who is going to use it?
  • How are they going to use it?