HLD vs LLD VS DLD

HLD -- High Level Design (HLD) is the overall system design - covering the system architecture and database design. It describes the relation between various modules and functions of the system. data flow, flow charts and data structures are covered under HLD.

High Level Design gives the overall System Design in terms of Functional Architecture details and Database design. This is very important for the ETL developers to understand the flow of the system with function and database design wise. In this phase the design team, testers and customers are plays a major role. Also it should have projects standards, the functional design documents and the database design document also.

LLD -- Low Level Design (LLD) is like detailing the HLD. It defines the actual logic for each and every component of the system. Class diagrams with all the methods and relation between classes comes under LLD. Programs specs are covered under LLD.

Low - Level Design (LLD) - This document is need to do during the detailed phase, the view of the application developed during the high level design is broken down into separate modules and programs for every program and then documented by program specifications.

DLD -- Detailed Level Design (DLD) -- DLD’s are referring to a process known as top-down design. In short, when you think about the problem you are trying to solve, you start at the highest level and then work yourself into the details. This approach works very well when you have an overall structure you want your application to live within. At the macro level you are considering how many machines will be needed to host your application, which existing services you will need to use, etc. As you dive deeper, you are looking at use cases (or user stories if you prefer that terminology), and error handling (use cases have both normal and error condition paths to worry about). As you go even further into the details, you are looking at your algorithm, state transitions, logical sequence, and how internal parts of the code work together