In system design interviews, highlight the importance of latency calculations:

Break down request flow (e.g., network, database, and cache latency).

Use back-of-envelope estimations to identify bottlenecks.

Optimize critical paths for lower end-to-end response times.

Key to designing high-performance systems!

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