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System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2

System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2

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Jiny
4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting read, topics are too wide and descriptions are shallow
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 28, 2022
It's fun to read about how all the services work together. There are definitely a lot of concepts I have never heard of, and I even doubt they will come up in interviews. So the title of the book is definitely for marketing purposes. A more fitting title would be something like, A General Look at Cloud Services.

The texts are very large, and a lot of it is repetitive. There are a few graphs and diagrams (that take up a good chunk of the page) that could be left out and no information would have been lost.

It's a little sparse for the price, which is getting closer to textbooks but doesn't contain the same level of information.
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DQ
3.0 out of 5 starsPrint in black and white
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 16, 2022
Preview is in color, but the real book is black and white.
It will be better for the diagrams to be printed in color.
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Jiny
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, topics are too wide and descriptions are shallow
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 28, 2022
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It's fun to read about how all the services work together. There are definitely a lot of concepts I have never heard of, and I even doubt they will come up in interviews. So the title of the book is definitely for marketing purposes. A more fitting title would be something like, A General Look at Cloud Services.

The texts are very large, and a lot of it is repetitive. There are a few graphs and diagrams (that take up a good chunk of the page) that could be left out and no information would have been lost.

It's a little sparse for the price, which is getting closer to textbooks but doesn't contain the same level of information.
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Sang Min Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Not happy with the book quality but very happy with content quality
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 29, 2022
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The book quality is kinda meh. Especially, there's this weird purple gradient thing printed between pages. I mean all pages. However, we all know we shouldn't be judging a book by its cover. The content is great and very useful.
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hitarth
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, indepth understanding
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 28, 2022
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Really nice extension to the first part. Very informative and indepth designs. I would highly recommend to read this. Just cutting one star as received a few pages torn.
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Patrick
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book, missing digital version
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 26, 2022
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Amazingly well written book, but lacks digital version for note taking and preservability.
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DQ
3.0 out of 5 stars Print in black and white
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 16, 2022
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Preview is in color, but the real book is black and white.
It will be better for the diagrams to be printed in color.
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Sheila
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for system design
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 24, 2022
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Classical book for modern distributed system design, love it!
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M
5.0 out of 5 stars Great structure great content and enjoyful to read
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 25, 2022
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Well written with clear high level architecture and all the necessary details. Not just good for interviews but also enjoy reading it to learn how various systems are designed
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Francesca Samen
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone interested in learning System design
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 25, 2022
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It is an excellent read for anyone looking to learn how large scale systems work. The authors done a great job in breaking down complex systems to small and digestible blocks. I really like the book!
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Marc Sakalauskas
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast shipping. Great book for interviews!
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 19, 2022
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The first book was incredible and helped me prepare for tech interviews. Looking forward to reading this 2nd volume to continue on interview prep
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jelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed book with necessary information
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 18, 2022
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This is a thorough book with cutting edge design topics. Nice format, good quality, great diagrams.
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