Cheatsheets

Quick reference guides for common system design concepts.

3 comprehensive guides available
Caching Patterns
Intermediate

Caching Patterns

Essential caching strategies, eviction policies, and distributed caching patterns for system design interviews and production systems.

Cache-AsideWrite-ThroughWrite-BehindCDNRedis
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Consistency Models
Advanced

Consistency Models

Understanding strong, eventual, and weak consistency models. Essential for distributed systems and database design decisions.

Strong ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyCAP TheoremACIDBASE
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Database Trade-offs
Beginner

Database Trade-offs

ACID vs BASE, CAP theorem, and choosing the right database for your use case. Quick reference for technical interviews.

ACIDBASECAP TheoremSQL vs NoSQL
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