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# [Your System Design Looks Fine on a Whiteboard. Until Traffic Hits.](https://stackmonkey.hashnode.dev/your-system-design-looks-fine-on-a-whiteboard-until-traffic-hits?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Explore how traffic spikes, cache failures and database bottlenecks affect system design, with practical examples and hands-on experiments.

Oct 23 · 4 min read · stackmonkey.hashnode.dev  
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