System Design - Creating a functional design

🌟 Course Headline: Functional Design - the first step to becoming a software architect/principal engineer

🌍 Course Description: Are you ready to elevate your software development skills to the level of an architect or principal engineer? System Design - Creating a Functional Design is your gateway into the world of system architecture. This course, led by the expert Akshat Verma, will transform your understanding of how to conceptualize and design robust, scalable systems from the ground up.

🔍 What You'll Learn:

• Understanding User Needs: Define the users of your platform and the core problems it aims to solve.
• Designing Core Functions: Adopt a depth-first approach to systematically design functions that address user needs.
• Component Integration: Implement the single responsibility principle to define components and their integration frameworks.
• Frontend vs Backend Design: Grasp the significance of a BEFE layer, particularly GraphQL, in creating seamless systems.
• Detailed Component Design: Delve into the intricacies of designing each system component.
• System-Wide View: Synthesize the individual component designs to create a comprehensive end-to-end system view.

🚀 Key Course Highlights:

• Real-World Application: Engage with a running example throughout the course to solidify your learning.
• Hands-On Assignments: Complete a series of assignments tailored to reinforce your understanding and application of functional design principles.
• Continuous Improvement: Apply the insights gained from this course to consistently enhance your system design skills over time.

🛠️ Course Structure:

1. Defining Users and Problems: Identify who will use your platform and what primary problems it needs to solve.
2. Core Functions Design: Break down the complex problem into smaller, more manageable functions and design them.
3. Component Architecture: Design individual components with a single responsibility in mind and outline how they integrate with each other.
4. Frontend and Backend Design Considerations: Understand the roles of frontend and backend systems and the benefits of using a BEFE architecture.
5. Deep-Dive into Component Design: Get detailed on designing each component, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
6. System Integration and View: Combine all individual designs to create a functional system view that is both intuitive and robust.

📚 Practical Learning Experience: This course is designed with real-world applications in mind. You'll work through practical assignments and examples, ensuring you can apply what you learn directly to your own projects or current role. By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation in system design, ready to take on more complex challenges as you continue your journey towards becoming a software architect or principal engineer.

🎉 Join Us: Embark on this transformative learning journey with Akshat Verma and elevate your design thinking and capabilities. Enroll now and start designing systems that work, scale, and thrive in the complex world of modern software development!