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This week Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of System Design Interview by Alex Xu. Join them as they discuss Alex's excellent newsletter Byte Byte Go, how systems design interviews reflect actual jobs, and what tips and tricks Alex offers to ace your interviews!

Byte Byte Go: https://bytebytego.com/

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------System Design Interview – An insider's guide by Alex Xu https://amzn.to/3EXFYUa (paid link)Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Paishttps://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)----------------

00:00 Intro

01:33 About the Book

03:08 Thoughts on the Book

11:57 What is a Systems Design Interview?

22:15 Why focus on Systems Design Interview?

27:26 Our Experience with System Design Interviews

36:09 Strategies, Approach, and Expertise

40:20 Importance of Back of the Envelope Calculations

45:39 Learning through building

57:02 Final Thoughts

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

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Manage episode 469355795 series 3585645
Content provided by Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups, Carter Morgan, and Nathan Toups. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups, Carter Morgan, and Nathan Toups or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

This week Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of System Design Interview by Alex Xu. Join them as they discuss Alex's excellent newsletter Byte Byte Go, how systems design interviews reflect actual jobs, and what tips and tricks Alex offers to ace your interviews!

Byte Byte Go: https://bytebytego.com/

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------System Design Interview – An insider's guide by Alex Xu https://amzn.to/3EXFYUa (paid link)Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Paishttps://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)----------------

00:00 Intro

01:33 About the Book

03:08 Thoughts on the Book

11:57 What is a Systems Design Interview?

22:15 Why focus on Systems Design Interview?

27:26 Our Experience with System Design Interviews

36:09 Strategies, Approach, and Expertise

40:20 Importance of Back of the Envelope Calculations

45:39 Learning through building

57:02 Final Thoughts

----------------

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

----------------

Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

  continue reading

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