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Guides to flowcharts, ER and UML diagrams, DFDs and system design — for students, developers and anyone who has to explain how something works.

Flowchart Symbols and Their Meanings

Flowcharts · 7 min read

Every standard flowchart symbol explained with examples: terminal, process, decision, input/output, connector, document and more — plus the rules that keep a flowchart easy to read.

How to Draw an ER Diagram (Step by Step)

Databases · 9 min read

Learn to draw an entity relationship (ER) diagram: entities, attributes, primary and foreign keys, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships, with a complete library management example.

UML Diagrams for Your Final-Year Project

Final-year project · 10 min read

Which UML diagrams a final-year project report needs — use case, class, activity, sequence and state diagrams — what each shows, how to draw it, and the viva questions examiners ask.

YouTube System Design, Explained Simply

System design · 11 min read

How to design YouTube in a system design interview: requirements, upload and transcoding pipeline, blob storage, CDN, adaptive streaming, metadata sharding, caching and recommendations.

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