intermediateReal System Design Problems
Design Pastebin — store and share large blocks of text with expiration.
A simpler cousin of the URL shortener: object storage for large text content (not just a short key-value pair), expiration handling, and a read-heavy caching strategy for popular pastes. Good for warming up estimation skills since the storage math is interesting (average paste size × daily pastes × retention period).
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Design Pastebin — store and share large blocks of text with expiration.