System design is a quantitative engineering exercise: just build a spreadsheet and do the math
charles_irl · x · 2026-09-24
AWS distinguished engineer Marc Brooker argues that system design is fundamentally a quantitative engineering exercise. His advice for anyone building such systems: build yourself a spreadsheet and do the math, rather than relying on intuition.
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