Intermediate
132 Lessons
20h
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Course Overview
Designing a modern system involves navigating complex requirements to create cohesive and functional designs. As a designer, you'll need to understand these requirements and guide the design process effectively, addressing both broad and specific topics in product design. In this course, you will design APIs for well-known systems such as YouTube, Stripe, and Zoom, understanding how these APIs integrate into the larger product ecosystem. You'll begin by discussing recurring concepts, using them as foundati...Show More
TAKEAWAY SKILLS
System Design
Prepare For Interview
Api
Api Design
What You'll Learn
An understanding of the foundational knowledge of API design
Familiarity with the principles of advanced-level API designing
An understanding of the importance of good APIs
An understanding of what makes a good API design
Ability to tackle any new API design endeavor
Course Content
Introduction to the Course
Network Intricacies
Different Ways of Client-Server Communication
Common Data Formats for Web APIs
Comparison of API Architectural Styles
Security
9 Lessons
Important Concepts in API Design
18 Lessons
Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations for Latency
5 Lessons
What Are the Foundational API Designs?
3 Lessons
Design a Search Service
6 Lessons
Design a File Service
4 Lessons
Design a Comment Service
5 Lessons
Design a Pub-Sub Service
5 Lessons
Concluding Foundational Design Problems
1 Lesson
YouTube Streaming API Design
6 Lessons
Facebook Messenger API Design
4 Lessons
Google Maps API Design
4 Lessons
Learn to Design a Chess API with AI Mentor
1 Lesson
Zoom API Design
5 Lessons
Leetcode API Design
4 Lessons
Payment Gateway API Design—Stripe
6 Lessons
Twitter API Design
4 Lessons
Uber API Design
4 Lessons
CamelCamelCamel API Design
5 Lessons
Gaming API Design
5 Lessons
API Failures and Mitigations
4 Lessons
Conclusion
2 Lessons
How You'll Learn
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