Why Your PUBG Headshots Don’t Kill: Fixing Database Bottlenecks with ShardingYou’re in the final circle of a PUBG match. You line up the perfect AWM headshot, pull the trigger—but the enemy survives and instantly downs you. Frustrating, right? While lag or hitbox issues might come to mind, the real culprit is often a silent b...Apr 24, 2025 · 2 min readmy-connecting-dot-for-system-design.hashnode.dev
When Your Cart’s Full and the DB Crashes: How to Scale ReadsYou’re in a Flash Sale… and the Site Dies Imagine you’re racing through an online Black Friday sale—your cart is full, you hit Checkout, and… boom, the site crashes. Frustrating, right? You were this close to snagging that deal, but the server just c...1NApr 18, 2025 · 2 min readmy-connecting-dot-for-system-design.hashnode.dev
Latency vs Throughput: The Hidden Trade-Off in System DesignWhen measuring system efficiency, two metrics matter most: latency and throughput. Latency: Speed of a Single Operation Definition: The time taken to complete one task (e.g., a database query). Example: If an API call takes 200ms, that’s its latenc...Apr 8, 2025 · 1 min readmy-connecting-dot-for-system-design.hashnode.dev
Performance vs Scalability: Why Your Fast System Can Still FailWhen designing systems, two terms often get confused: performance and scalability. Both impact user experience, but in very different ways. Performance Issues: When Your System is Just Slow Definition: Performance refers to how fast a system respond...Apr 6, 2025 · 1 min readmy-connecting-dot-for-system-design.hashnode.dev
Scaling Horizontally vs VerticallyYou’ve heard it a million times: “Just scale horizontally, bro!”But here’s the dirty secret nobody tells beginners: choosing the wrong scaling strategy has killed more startups than bad coffee. Let me guess — you’re here because your app is slowing d...Apr 5, 2025 · 3 min readmy-connecting-dot-for-system-design.hashnode.dev
