How to design a system for scale

Three different approaches to scalability: adding server clones, functional partitioning, and data partitioning.

Hi Friends,

Welcome to the 88th issue of the Polymathic Engineer.

Designing systems that can work on a large scale is a hard yet critical skill for software engineers.

As your application grows and your user base gets bigger, the ability to handle increased load becomes increasingly important.

This week, we'll explore three key techniques for creating sca…