Debug This Architecture
Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…
Here is a systematic breakdown of the critical flaws in this architecture, categorized by the type of risk they introduce. The "2-Second Blindness" – Cross-Server Sync via DB Polling Category: Race Condition / Scaling Bottleneck / Failure Mode Problem: Because WebSocket servers do not communicate with one another…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