---
title: "A cheat sheet for system designs"
description: "15 core concepts for system design in a handy cheat sheet."
image: "https://assets.bytebytego.com/diagrams/0352-a-cheat-sheet-for-system-designs.png"
createdAt: "2024-03-08"
draft: false
categories:
  - cloud-distributed-systems
tags:
  - "system design"
  - "architecture"
---

![](https://assets.bytebytego.com/diagrams/0352-a-cheat-sheet-for-system-designs.png)

The diagram below lists 15 core concepts when we design systems. The cheat sheet is straightforward to go through one by one. Save it for future reference!

*   Requirement gathering
*   System architecture
*   Data design
*   Domain design
*   Scalability
*   Reliability
*   Availability
*   Performance
*   Security
*   Maintainability
*   Testing
*   User experience design
*   Cost estimation
*   Documentation
*   Migration plan