Frontend System Design
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Design Netflix Frontend
Definition
Netflix heavily utilizes a BFF (Backend-For-Frontend) architecture to aggregate data from hundreds of microservices into a single GraphQL response tailored exactly for a Smart TV vs a Mobile Device.
Explain Like I'm New
A UI that looks perfectly tailored for a tiny phone and a massive TV, fetching data through a 'middleman' server that gathers all the movie data and compresses it into one neat package.
Architecture & Flow
Interview Questions
basic
- What are the core requirements for Netflix Frontend?
intermediate
- How do you handle edge cases and accessibility in Netflix Frontend?
advanced
- How do you scale and optimize Netflix Frontend for millions of concurrent users?
trick
- What happens to Netflix Frontend if JavaScript is disabled?