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Designing a Rate Limiter from Scratch

Designing a Rate Limiter from Scratch

systems design 1 min read

Token bucket, sliding window, fixed window — every algorithm explained with trade-offs. Plus how Redis makes…

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Consistent Hashing, Explained Visually

systems design 7 min read

When you add or remove a node from a cluster, consistent hashing ensures only K/n keys need to move — not all of them.…