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🌐 The protocols and patterns connecting every system you build

Every web request, API call, and database query travels through a network. This category covers protocols like TCP/IP, HTTP, WebSockets, and gRPC, alongside concepts like DNS resolution, load balancing, TLS handshakes, and network latency. Understanding how data moves between systems is essential for building reliable, performant distributed applications.

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Diagram: DNS Record Types

DNS Record Types

DNS records map domain names to various targets — A (IPv4), AAAA (IPv6), CNAME (alias), MX (mail), TXT (verification/SPF), SRV (services), and NS (nameservers).

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Diagram: DNS Resolution

The process of translating a human-readable domain name into an IP address via a hierarchy of DNS servers.

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