BuildTales / Systems

Systems are where decisions meet consequences.

Architecture, infrastructure, reliability, and the operating realities that appear when software leaves the diagram and enters production.

Three paths

Choose the kind of system question you’re asking.

139 narrative chapters

AWS services and cloud mental models taught through the business pressure that makes each decision necessary.

How the system works

Data flow, reliability, observability, performance, failure modes, and designing behavior that holds up in production.

How the system evolves

Boundaries, tradeoffs, organizational pressure, and recognizing when an architectural decision has outlived its assumptions.

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