Level 6: Applied: cases, FDE scenarios, mocks · L6.2 Classic cases II
File storage (Dropbox)
Design chunked uploads, sync and metadata.
15 min · Pro
What you take away
- Chunking turns a one-byte edit into one 4 MB upload instead of a gigabyte, and content-addressing makes duplicate chunks free across every user.
And 3 more inside the class, in Pro.
How the class is laid out
- The prompt
- Requirements and the numbers
- The design
- Three decisions
- The twist
- Check your understanding