Systems Atlas

Master system design from first principles to production.

From foundational mental models to principal-level architectural judgment, for senior, staff, and principal engineers. 326 topics and 32 system dissections, each with mechanisms, capacity math, failure analysis, runnable examples, and interview preparation.

Written and validated so far: 10 of 326 topics, 0 of 32 system dissections. Items without a link are planned and not yet written.

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A. Design method and quantitative reasoning18 items · 10 written ·
B. Computer systems15 items · 0 written ·
C. Networking and web foundations23 items · 0 written ·
D. API and contract design19 items · 0 written ·
E. Data systems and storage internals34 items · 0 written ·
F. Distributed systems25 items · 0 written ·
G. Messaging, streaming, and workflows22 items · 0 written ·
H. Performance and resilience30 items · 0 written ·
I. Observability and operations22 items · 0 written ·
J. Security, privacy, and multi-tenancy28 items · 0 written ·
K. Platform and delivery engineering27 items · 0 written ·
L. Multi-region and continuity16 items · 0 written ·
M. Architecture and evolution15 items · 0 written ·
N. Testing and correctness15 items · 0 written ·
O. Economics and principal-level leadership17 items · 0 written ·
Systems dissected32 items · 0 written ·

Cross-cutting patterns (not yet written) · All system dissections · Traceability matrix