High level design projects
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Design a URL shortening service like Bitly.
- Discuss data storage, analytics, and security concerns.
- Consider scalability, fault tolerance, and the generation of unique short URLs.
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Design a social media feed (e.g., Facebook's News Feed).
- Discuss data models, real-time updates, and personalization.
- Consider how to efficiently retrieve and display posts.
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Design a distributed cache system like Memcached or Redis.
- Discuss data eviction policies, replication, and consistency.
- Consider how to handle cache misses and failures.
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Design a web-based collaborative text editor (like Google Docs).
- Discuss real-time collaboration, conflict resolution, and operational transformation.
- Consider data synchronization and latency.
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Design a content delivery network (CDN).
- Discuss caching, routing, and content replication.
- Consider how to minimize latency and handle network failures.
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Design a ride-sharing system like Uber or Lyft.
- Discuss user registration, driver matching, and real-time tracking.
- Consider pricing algorithms, routing, and driver allocation.
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Design an online recommendation system (e.g., Netflix or Amazon).
- Discuss user profiling, content recommendation, and personalization.
- Consider algorithms for collaborative filtering and content-based recommendations.
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Design a distributed file storage system like Amazon S3.
- Discuss data distribution, replication, and durability.
- Consider access control, data consistency, and versioning.
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Design a chat application like WhatsApp.
- Discuss real-time messaging, group chats, and end-to-end encryption.
- Consider message storage, notification handling, and user authentication.
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Design an e-commerce platform like Amazon.
- Discuss product catalogs, user accounts, and order processing.
- Consider inventory management, payment processing, and recommendation engines.