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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
Architecture Audit: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor Critical Issues Found: 25+ REAL-TIME COLLABORATION FAILURES Issue #1 — Last-Write-Wins Silently Destroys User Work Problem: If User A and User B both edit the same paragraph, the change with the later client timestamp wins.Read the full answer