binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability

Project overview

This project is a curated reading list that links to articles, engineering talks, and case studies explaining how to design scalable, reliable, and performant large-scale systems. It serves as a reference resource for developers and researchers studying system architecture rather than a deployable software tool.

Project type

Infrastructure

Use cases

Learning & Education

Deployment

Refer to project documentation

License

MIT

Best for

• Developers and researchers seeking a curated text-based list of articles and talks on scalable infrastructure and system design.

Key capabilities

• Provides curated links to articles and references that explain the core principles needed to build scalable, reliable, and performant large-scale systems.
• Offers curated links documenting real-world architectures, including completed diagrams and engineering talks directly from tech giants.

Getting started

• Start by visiting awesome-scalability.com or reading the README.md.

Evidence and sources

• README: An updated and organized reading list for illustrating the patterns of scalable, reliable, and performant large-scale systems. Concepts are explained in the articles of prominent…
• GitHub project description: The Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems
• README: [](http://awesome-scalability.com/)
• README: > Look at some [interview notes](#interview) and [real-world architectures with completed diagrams](#architecture) to get a comprehensive view before designing your system on whit…
• README: > Contributions are greatly welcome! You may want to take a look at the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).

Reviewed at: 2026-07-17T05:15:46Z