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Limitations of System Design with Real-World Examples

System design looks clean in theory.

But real systems are built on trade-offs.

1. No Design is Future-Proof

Netflix started with a monolith and later moved to microservices as scale increased.

2. Trade-offs are Unavoidable

Amazon often prefers availability over strict consistency.

Users may see "Order Placed" even if systems are still syncing.

3. Over-Engineering Slows You Down

Microservices too early can slow development.

4. Assumptions Fail

Uber had to redesign systems as demand patterns changed.

5. Cost vs Performance

Better performance requires more infrastructure cost.

6. Complexity Increases with Scale

More services lead to more failures and harder debugging.

Final Thought

There is no perfect system design. Only trade-offs.

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