Programming
A Practical Guide to System Design Interviews
System design interviews reward structured thinking more than memorized architectures. Here's how to prepare.
Extract tokens and components from shipped work rather than designing components in a vacuum.
Explaining when to use a component is more valuable than just showing what it looks like.
If using the design system is harder than not using it, teams will route around it.
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Alex ChenProduct designer turned full-stack engineer. Sharing notes on design systems and developer craft.
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