Jake backend lead
every tuesday and friday I send you a real outage
you make the call, like in a system design interview, then I show you what their team did
System design, taught by the nights it broke
It's free, and you can unsubscribe whenever you want.
This week's case starts like this
# backend
Jakebackend lead23:11
aws got back to us
no issues on their side
the whole region has been dark for two hours
so who turned off ohio
That message is nearly two hours away. It starts at 21:26, with where you look first.
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Milanwrites briefcase study
hey, I'm Milan. I write these posts
case studies are how system design finally clicked for me. seeing how a real team broke something and fixed it stuck way better than any course
so I turned them into something you play before you know the ending
I answer every email you send me. just hit reply
Questions
Are these real incidents?+
Milanwrites briefcase study
yep. every case comes from the company's own postmortem, linked at the end. if I had to estimate a number, it's marked with a *
How long does one take?+
Milanwrites briefcase study
about 4 minutes to read the email and 7 to play the case. works fine on your phone
Do I need to be senior?+
Milanwrites briefcase study
I'm also on my way to becoming one, dw lol
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What does it cost?+
Milanwrites briefcase study
nothing. a case every tuesday and friday, and you can switch to just tuesdays or unsubscribe in one click
It's free, and you can unsubscribe whenever you want.