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Distributed Systems

Build reliable distributed architectures — queues, caching, and microservices.

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After this skill you can…

  • Design event-driven systems with message queues
  • Implement distributed caching with Redis
  • Explain consensus algorithms (Raft/Paxos)

Prerequisites

Watch (10 videos)

Distributed Systems in 3 Minutes: CDNs, APIs, TCP & Idempotency Explained
BazAI · beginner
→ Build scalable systems→ Implement CDNs→ Use APIs effectively
Database Sharding Explained | Range vs Hash vs Directory Sharding
BazAI · intermediate hands-on
→ Build distributed systems→ Optimize system performance
How to Build a Multi Cloud Architecture like Netflix Without Doubling Your Cloud Bill
TechWorld with Nana · intermediate hands-on
→ Design a multi-cloud architecture→ Implement a control plane to manage complexity and costs→ Deploy applications across multiple cloud providers
5 Rate Limiting Strategies Explained | Protect Your System at Scale
BazAI · beginner hands-on
→ Build scalable systems→ Handle traffic spikes→ Prevent system abuse
What Are Kubernetes Services and Why Do You Need Them?
KodeKloud · beginner hands-on
→ Understand Kubernetes cluster networking→ Implement a load balancer or proxy→ Configure pod communication
Must‑Know Message Broker Patterns in 3 Minutes (Outbox, CQRS, Saga & More)
BazAI · beginner hands-on
→ Understand Distributed System Challenges→ Apply Decoupling Techniques→ Ensure System Reliability
Common Network Protocols Explained | TCP, UDP, HTTP, DNS & More
BazAI · beginner hands-on
→ Build scalable distributed systems→ Use real-time protocols for communication
How to Design Safe Retries in Microservices (No Duplicates, No Overload)
BazAI · beginner hands-on
→ Understand the retry pattern in distributed systems→ Apply exponential backoff and jitter→ Use idempotency keys to prevent duplicates
Sponsored Session: Distributed Training in PyTorch: Zero to Hero - Corey Lowman, Lambda Labs
PyTorch · beginner hands-on
→ Design distributed systems for model training→ Optimize model training with parallelism
Proxy vs Reverse Proxy — What's the Difference?
LearnThatStack · beginner
→ Build scalable systems with reverse proxies→ Configure forward proxies for anonymity

Read (10 articles)

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Scalable Distributed Web Crawler
Dev.to · Joao Oliveira · 2025-10-24
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Distributed Chat Application
Dev.to · Leo Antony · 2022-11-04
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The Unbearable Lightness of Horizontal Scaling
Dev.to · Dragonfly · 2023-07-20
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My take on distributed caching
Dev.to · Sajad Jalilian · 2025-05-16
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Post-Split Trauma: How to Debug Distributed Systems
Dev.to · Alex Aslam · 2025-06-21