Is this a video course?

No. This is an interactive, slide-based learning platform. Each lesson has rich text, animated diagrams, live code editors, and quizzes. You learn by reading, interacting, and doing, not by watching videos passively.

How long do I have access?

Forever. Both pricing tiers are one-time payments with lifetime access. This includes all current 766 lessons and any future content we add.

What level of experience do I need?

None. We start from absolute basics like 'What is latency?' and build up to distributed consensus protocols. The Foundation level assumes zero prior knowledge of system design.

How much does the system design course cost?

7.99 US dollars for lifetime access globally, or 499 Indian rupees for lifetime access in India. One-time payment, no subscription, no hidden fees. 11 lessons are free with no signup required.

What technologies are covered?

Everything from DNS and load balancers to Kubernetes, Kafka, distributed databases, consensus protocols, stream processing, security architecture, and observability. We cover principles and real-world implementations used at Netflix, Google, Amazon, Uber, Stripe, and more.

Is this useful for system design interview preparation?

Yes. The lessons are structured around the exact topics asked in system design interviews at FAANG and top-tier companies. Interactive diagrams help you practice whiteboard-style explanations. Covers everything from URL shortener design to distributed payment systems.

How is this different from ByteByteGo or Educative?

766 interactive lessons (4x more than most competitors), 16 different diagram types that build step by step, real production examples from Netflix, Google, Amazon, Uber, and Stripe, and lifetime access for a one-time payment of $7.99 instead of annual subscriptions costing 100 to 200 dollars per year.

An order message contains 5 line items. After the splitter processes it, what do you have?

5 individual messages, each containing one line item with a shared correlation ID, The splitter decomposes the original message into 5 separate messages, one per line item. Each carries a correlation ID (the orderId) so they can be linked back to the original order. Each can now be processed independently and in parallel.

Why should each split message include a 'totalItems' count?

So the downstream aggregator knows how many fragments to expect before combining results, The aggregator downstream needs to know when all fragments have been received. Without a totalItems count, it doesn't know whether 4 of 4 fragments have arrived (done!) or 4 of 5 (still waiting). This metadata is the difference between a correct aggregation and a forever-waiting one.

The splitter crashes after publishing 3 of 5 fragments for order ORD-42. What happens at the aggregator?

The aggregator waits for totalItems=5 fragments. Since 4 and 5 never arrive, it times out and flags the order for investigation., The aggregator expects 5 fragments (totalItems=5). Only 3 arrive. After a configurable timeout, the aggregator flags ORD-42 as incomplete. This is why the transactional outbox pattern matters for splitters: write all fragments atomically, then publish them. If the write fails, no fragments are published.

Splitter Pattern

Name: System Design Masterclass
Availability: InStock

in Messaging Event Systems

This lesson is part of the full System Design Masterclass. Unlock it along with 765 other lessons for a one-time payment.

One-time payment. Lifetime access. No subscription.

Global

$19.99$7.99/lifetime

One-time payment via PayPal

Get Lifetime Access

Foundation lessons free, try before you buy

Founders price, locked for the first 10,000 customers

India Special

India

₹999₹499/lifetime

One-time via UPI, cards, or net banking

Get Lifetime Access

Foundation lessons free, try before you buy

Founders price, locked for the first 10,000 customers

“The interactive diagrams alone are worth way more than the price.”

Anish K., Senior Engineer at a Bengaluru startup

All 766 interactive lessons

Step-by-step animated diagrams

Live code editors with real execution

Quizzes with instant feedback

Completion certificates per level

Lifetime access, all future content included

The first 5 Foundation lessons are free, no payment needed. Try them now