system-design-primer

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Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.

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Overview

design
design-patterns
design-system
development
interview
interview-practice
interview-questions
programming
python
system
web
web-application

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Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 16, 2026

Quality Score60

Risk Score10

Confidence 1.00

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Maintenance · 2016

last activity 31 days ago

Documentation · 1515

README 109682 chars, description present

Ready to use · 150

install instructions: no; releases: no

Metadata · 105

2/4 of description, homepage, license, topics

Releases · 102

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Category confidence · 105

classifier confidence 0.5

Adoption · 1010

374330 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)

License clarity · 52

unclassified license "Other"

Community · 55

issues enabled, 58873 forks

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