The RESHADED Approach for System Design

Introduction

System design problems are not straightforward. We don’t have a universal formula that we can use for all design problems. However, we can use a high-level common strategy to set the tone for a good solution to any design problem. We call this the RESHADED approach. Generally, all our design problems are solved by keeping this strategy in mind. RESHADED is a guideline that we’ll use to resolve different design problems. Although there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution, using this approach will have its advantages, as we will see.

Advantages of RESHADED

Before we go through each word in RESHADED, let's cover the benefits of our overall approach. Some of the key advantages of this approach are below:

1. The RESHADED approach helps us remember some key steps for the resolution of every design problem. This means that, at any point in ...