Systems From First Principles

Build deep understanding of systems through interactive visualizations. See how databases, operating systems, and distributed systems work from the inside out.

Chapters

Choose a topic to begin your visual learning journey

LSM Databases

Master Log-Structured Merge Trees. Learn how RocksDB, LevelDB, and Cassandra achieve incredible write performance.

5 topicsStart Learning
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Linux Internals

Explore the Linux kernel, file systems, process management, and system calls through interactive visualizations.

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Systems Engineering

Understand file I/O, memory hierarchies, CPU scheduling, and concurrency with hands-on simulations.

8 topicsStart Learning

Side Quests

Optional deep dives into bloom filters, binary encoding, and more