System Design Interview An Insider's Guide: Volume 2

The System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2 book is highly recommended for software engineers who want to understand how applications owned by Big Tech companies work and want to learn how to scale up. The book is also useful for those who are preparing for interviews. The book's content is awesome, with a lot of visuals, and it is easy to digest despite covering some advanced topics such as distributed transactions, S3, and stock exchange. The book covers some of the most important geospatial algorithms such as geohash, quadtree, Google S2, etc. and explains how and when to use them. The book also gives a good overview of optimistic locking, pessimistic locking, and caching used in real-life scenarios. The Pros of the book include the abundance of visuals, easy-to-digest content, and the potential to increase chances of getting into FAANG. The Cons include not covering all system design topics and the need for additional resources. Overall, the book is highly recommended for interview training and learning new knowledge. Other resources for system design include YouTube channels, eng blogs, books, mock interviews, and GitHub repositories.