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Oop Principles vs System Design

Compare these two topics side by side to decide which to study first — or tackle both!

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Oop Principles

Programming

50

Cards

~25m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • ▸What is encapsulation in OOP?
  • ▸What is inheritance in OOP?
  • ▸What is polymorphism in OOP?
  • ▸What is abstraction in OOP?
  • ▸What is the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)?
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System Design

Programming

50

Cards

~25m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • ▸What is horizontal scaling?
  • ▸What is vertical scaling?
  • ▸What is a load balancer?
  • ▸What are common load balancing algorithms?
  • ▸What are Layer 4 vs Layer 7 load balancers?
Study System Design →

🤔 Which should you study first?

Both topics are in the Programming category, so they complement each other well. We suggest starting with the smaller deck to build momentum:

Oop Principles

50 cards · ~25 min · Advanced

⭐ Quicker to complete

System Design

50 cards · ~25 min · Advanced

⭐ Quicker to complete

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