Top System Design Interview Mistakes [Part 11] - Don't Assume the Happy Path

In this segment, we focus on a common issue often seen with more junior engineers - Only considering the happy path when designing systems. Here’s the core points from the video:

• As engineers, our goal is to design systems that work reliably even when things go wrong. A system that fails 1% of the time is often unacceptable

• We need to anticipate and design for potential issues, not just idea