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System Design Basics - Databases and Connection Pools

Why more open connections can degrade your queries?

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Hello guys, when designing scalable systems, one of the most critical components to understand is the database layer and how applications interact with it efficiently.

Whether you're building a monolithic backend or a distributed microservic…

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