--- title: 40 Must Read Engineering Blogs to Learn System Design... description: To master system design and software architecture, it's not enough to just understand concepts; practical application and learning from real-world examples are... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/40-must-read-engineering-blogs-to-learn-system-design-and-software-architecture-in-2024-nricryras twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 40 Must Read Engineering Blogs to Learn System Design and Software Architecture in 2024 | daily.dev og:description: To master system design and software architecture, it's not enough to just understand concepts; practical application and learning from real-world examples are... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/40-must-read-engineering-blogs-to-learn-system-design-and-software-architecture-in-2024-nricryras og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NriCryRaS.png og:image:alt: 40 Must Read Engineering Blogs to Learn System Design and Software Architecture in 2024 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 40 Must Read Engineering Blogs to Learn System Design and Software Architecture in 2024 **[Javarevisited](https://daily.dev/sources/javarevisited)** · 10 min read · 799 upvotes · 12 comments ## Summary To master system design and software architecture, it's not enough to just understand concepts; practical application and learning from real-world examples are crucial. Reading engineering blogs from top tech companies like Netflix, Uber, and Google offers valuable insights into solving complex problems, employing cutting-edge technologies, and following industry best practices. These blogs provide deep dives into actual cases and innovative solutions. To maximize learning, start with relevant blogs, focus on common patterns, and apply the knowledge practically. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@grbit** · 32 upvotes > Any article saying about 10+ things as "must read" is perverted. > Maybe 10+ things to run through ChatGPT would be better, but definitely not read. > It's just a list of links and author has no understanding of what is behind those blogs. He is an expert of making lists to attract more people to his blog that's it. > > BTW: if you want to know more about system design, better reach out to community sourced texts like this https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer > > People, please, read something meaningful. Don't add such things to your bookmarks, you will never read them. You better solve... **@magikid** · 6 upvotes > Here's an OPML with all of them that provide RSS: https://cdn.dustbuster.club/top40feeds.opml **@surajkumarjha99** · 0 upvotes > It’s always a challenge to find reliable resources for system design and software architecture, and these blogs look like a goldmine. **@koushicksuryanarayanan** · 0 upvotes > Very valuable article to showcase Excellent resources for aspiring and experienced system design architects **@paru91** · 0 upvotes > Thx for the Post !!! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/40-must-read-engineering-blogs-to-learn-system-design-and-software-architecture-in-2024-nricryras) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"40 Must Read Engineering Blogs to Learn System Design and Software Architecture in 2024","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/40-must-read-engineering-blogs-to-learn-system-design-and-software-architecture-in-2024-nricryras","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/40-must-read-engineering-blogs-to-learn-system-design-and-software-architecture-in-2024-nricryras"},"datePublished":"2024-06-29T09:17:43.219Z","dateModified":"2024-08-23T15:51:36.575Z","description":"To master system design and software architecture, it's not enough to just understand concepts; 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