What features must we build? (e.g., "Can users delete posts? Can they upload videos?")

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In the high-stakes world of Big Tech recruitment, few resources have achieved the cult status of "Hacking the System Design Interview" by Stanley Chiang. Originally a paid course from Interview Zen, it became a rite of passage for software engineers aiming for FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) and similar tier companies.

| Repository Name | Key Features | Star Count (Approx.) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | A comprehensive, free resource covering concepts, protocols, and case studies with Anki flashcards. | 109k+ | | Awesome System Design Resources | A curated list of articles, videos, and resources for learning distributed systems. | 20k+ | | System Design Interview | A collection of interview questions and solutions for IT companies. | 20k+ | | System Design Preparation | A structured guide with concepts and real-world system design solutions. | 2k+ |

: Sketch an end-to-end blueprint. Draw the clients, entry points, application servers, and data layers. Do not get bogged down in details yet.

: A single repository containing markdown files, diagrams, and cheat sheets.

: Adding more power (CPU, RAM) to an existing server. It has hard physical limits.

The term in this context refers to a curated collection of system design interview preparation resources compiled and shared on GitHub. While it is often mistakenly thought to be a pirated copy of the book, a "GitHub repack" is typically a free, community-driven compilation of links, notes, summaries, practice problems, and open-source books on system design.