The Byte Mechanics

How software works, under the hood ⚙️ Animated explainers on system design, backend and OS internals. New deep dive every week, with a video on YouTube.

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The Byte Mechanics

Nov 13

What Happens When 1 Million People Click Buy at Once?

#systemdesign #backend #performance #architecture

7 min read

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The Byte Mechanics

Nov 13

What Happens When You Hit Search? Every Stop in 190 Milliseconds

#networking #webdev #backend #beginners

6 min read

The Byte Mechanics

Nov 13

From 9 Seconds to 2 Milliseconds: Database Indexes Explained

#database #sql #performance #backend

6 min read

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Nov 13

From 3 Seconds to 3 Milliseconds: Caching Explained

#backend #performance #systemdesign #programming

6 min read

The Byte Mechanics

Nov 1

Stop Starting With Microservices: The Path Real Systems Actually Follow

#systemdesign #microservices #architecture #backend

8 min read

The Byte Mechanics

Nov 1

One Bad Request Crashed Everyone: Processes vs Threads

#systemdesign #programming #computerscience #backend

6 min read

The Byte Mechanics

Nov 1

One Thread, 10,000 Users: Async and Event Loops Explained

#javascript #node #python #systemdesign

7 min read

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What Happens When 1 Million People Click Buy at Once?

Want to connect with The Byte Mechanics?

What Happens When You Hit Search? Every Stop in 190 Milliseconds

From 9 Seconds to 2 Milliseconds: Database Indexes Explained

From 3 Seconds to 3 Milliseconds: Caching Explained

Stop Starting With Microservices: The Path Real Systems Actually Follow

One Bad Request Crashed Everyone: Processes vs Threads

One Thread, 10,000 Users: Async and Event Loops Explained