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Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…
Below are the major correctness, availability, security, and scaling problems in the design, together with concrete mitigations and their trade-offs. Cross-server WebSocket synchronization Problem: Updates are broadcast only to clients on the receiving server If Alice is connected to Server A and Bob to Server B…Read the full answer
The main architectural risk is that this design treats collaborative editing as ordinary “last write wins” data storage. It is not: edits need a well-defined order, reliable propagation, and a conflict model that preserves concurrent work.Read the full answer