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System Design Interview - Chapter 2 - Back-to-the-envelope estimation

System Design Interview - Chapter 2 - Back-to-the-envelope estimation

Translations: RU
A very short Chapter 2 is about how to make rough estimates to start from the most important parts when designing the software. Some concepts that EVERY software developer should know: “Power of two” Standard latency numbers! How fast is memory, how slow is disk, etc… Availability numbers What are key metrics you should think about These concepts and numbers are disclosed in chapter two of the book: