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Acing the System Design Interview - System Design Interview by Alex Xu Mar 03, 2025

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This week Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of System Design Interview by Alex Xu. Join them as they discuss Alex's excellent newsletter Byte Byte Go, how systems design interviews reflect actual jobs, and what tips and tricks Alex offers to ace your interviews!

Byte Byte Go: https://bytebytego.com/

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.----------------------------------------------------------System Design Interview – An insider's guide by Alex Xu https://amzn.to/3EXFYUa (paid link)Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Paishttps://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)----------------

00:00 Intro

01:33 About the Book

03:08 Thoughts on the Book

11:57 What is a Systems Design Interview?

22:15 Why focus on Systems Design Interview?

27:26 Our Experience with System Design Interviews

36:09 Strategies, Approach, and Expertise

40:20 Importance of Back of the Envelope Calculations

45:39 Learning through building

57:02 Final Thoughts

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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Evolving Your Software Teams - Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais Feb 23, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais. Join them as they discuss how teams evolve, when you can tell a team might be reaching its breaking point, and what a company needs beyond the team topologies!

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Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

https://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)

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00:00 Intro

01:26 About the Book

03:10 Thoughts on the Book

09:20 Team Interaction Modes

41:01 Changing Team Structures

01:05:04 Final Thoughts

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Building Effective Teams - Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais Feb 17, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais. Join them as they discuss the four main types of teams, what teams they've worked on in the past, remote work, and more!

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Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Is HTMX Right For You? - Hypermedia Systems by Gross, Stepinski, & Akşimşek Feb 10, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the back half of Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek. Join them as they discuss the pros and cons of HTMX, whether or not you should choose it over a more popular framework like React, and more!

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Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Make Web 1.0 Great Again! - Hypermedia Systems by Gross, Stepinski, & Akşimşek Jan 27, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the first 200 pages of Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek. Join them as they discuss HTMX, an alternative to modern JavaScript front-end frameworks, and the philosophies that made Web 1.0 so powerful!

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Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek

https://amzn.to/3C503GQ (https://amzn.to/4aDjFyD)

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Kent Beck Reflects on Tidy First? Jan 23, 2025

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Kent Beck joins Carter and Nathan to discuss his book Tidy First? Join them as Kent reflects on the artistry of programming design, the importance of optionality, and how the Time Value of Money applies to software engineering!

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Tidy First?

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Project Leadership & Understanding the Business - The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz Jan 20, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz. Join them as they discuss work/life balance, project management, and which computer science subreddits to avoid!

(We're about 95% sure that Carter recorded with the wrong microphone accidentally, so his audio is a little rough this episode. Sorry!)

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The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Owning Your Career - The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz Jan 13, 2025

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz. Join them as they discuss software engineering compensation, how to ace your performance reviews, and what "getting things done" means!

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Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz

https://amzn.to/3C503GQ (paid link)

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Guess That Quote! - Book Overflow 2024 Dec 16, 2024

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In this season finale of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan put their memories to the test and see if they can guess which quotes come from which books! Using their custom built Book Overflow Game (game.bookoverflow.io), Carter and Nathan present themselves with a series of quotes from all the books they read and try to identify which book the quote is from!

Thank you for a great 2024! We'll see you in January of 2025!

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

Our Top Five Books! - Book Overflow 2024 Dec 09, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan review their top five books of the year! Join them as they discuss their favorite books, why they cracked the top five, and their thoughts on the first year of Book Overflow!

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io