Requirements


Functional Requirements:


  • Allow users to tweet messages up to 140 characters.
  • Enable users to follow other users.
  • Allow users to like tweets from other users.
  • Display tweets from followed users in the home feed.
  • Show top K popular tweets in the home feed based on likes and followers.



Non-Functional Requirements:


  • List the key non-functional requirements (eg low latency, scalabilitddy, reliability, etc.)...


API Design

Define the APIs expected from the system. This is your chance to analyze and define the read and write paths so that you can come up with the high-level design...




High-Level Design

Describe the overall system architecture. Identify the main components needed to solve the problem end-to-end. Use the diagramming tool to create a block diagram.




Detailed Component Design

Deep dive into 2-3 key components. Explain how they work, how they scale, discuss tradeoffs, capacity, and any relevant algorithms or data structures.