This week Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of System Design Interview by Alex Xu. Join them as they discuss how system design interviews prepare you for daily work, what system design questions they've been asked in the past, and their thoughts on Apple Intelligence!

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System Design Interview by Alex Xu

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00:00 Intro

03:30 Thoughts on the Book

14:01 Nathan's Favorite Case Study and Thoughts on Take-Home Problems

21:23 non sequitur: Applying for Jobs, Recruiters, and Compensation

36:03 non sequitur: roasting Apple on how bad Siri is right now.

41:57 Carter's favorite case study and New books for the backlog

49:07 Final Thoughts

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