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Jimmy Chang
About the order of estimation

Jimmy Chang

Oct 3, 2024

I reviewed the video, and Arslan said not to take too many estimations in an interview. I highly recommend changing the order of the estimation section to the last, so the readers can focus on the important parts first.

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  1. Why do we need URL shortening?

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Designing URL Shortener (video)

  1. Requirements and Goals of the System
  1. Capacity Estimation and Constraints
  1. System Interface Definition
  1. Create Short URL API
  1. Redirect API
  1. Analytics API
  1. URL Management API
  1. Delete Short URL API
  1. Database Design
  1. Basic System Design and Algorithm

a. Encoding actual URL

b. Generating keys offline

  1. Data Partitioning and Replication
  1. Cache
  1. Load Balancer (LB)
  1. Purging or DB cleanup
  1. Telemetry
  1. Security and Permissions