System Design – Proximity Service
From location-based marketing to smart transportation systems to finding a nearby restaurant or a business, proximity services leverage the power of proximity data to enhance user experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new opportunities across various industries.
In this chapter, we will understand the complexities of designing proximity services starting from stating the functional and non-functional requirements, to thinking about the core challenges, APIs, data storage, and serving the read and write requests. We’ll also dive deeper into the technical concepts needed to break the problem down and form the foundations of the solution.
Understanding the principles behind proximity service design is essential for staying ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital transformation. This chapter attempts to delve into the details of creating a large-scale system based on the proximity service.
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