https://www.rambling-me.com/blog A blog to reflect my thoughts, learnings, and observations en-us me@rambling-me.com (Dopeking) me@rambling-me.com (Dopeking) Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.rambling-me.com/blog/posts/technology/designing-systems/2-core-elements https://www.rambling-me.com/blog/posts/technology/designing-systems/2-core-elements The five things every system design has to make concrete decisions about: data, state, control flow, failure, and observability. Each one is a hinge point where good and bad designs diverge. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT me@rambling-me.com (Dopeking) technologysystem-designdesigning-systemspractitionerstaff-engineerdatastatefailureobservability