Debug This Architecture
Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…
Critical Issues in This Collaborative Editor Architecture This architecture has fundamental problems. Let me break them down by severity. 🔴 Critical Issues (Will Break in Production) WebSocket Connections Isolated Per Server Problem: Users connected to different API servers can't see each other's edits in real-time.Read the full answer
We need to list potential failure modes, race conditions, scaling bottlenecks, and propose specific solutions with trade-offs. Must be thorough. Consider WebSocket, load balancer, statelessness, DB writes, replication, polling, timestamp reliance, concurrency, partition tolerance, network partitions, server crashes…Read the full answer