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System Design: Architecting a Real-Time Collaboration Engine (Like Figma)

Master Real-Time System Design. Learn about CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types), WebSocket scaling with Redis Pub/Sub, and handling offline-first synchronization.

Sachin Sharma
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Feb 14, 2026
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System Design: Architecting a Real-Time Collaboration Engine (Like Figma)
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Master Real-Time System Design. Learn about CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types), WebSocket scaling with Redis Pub/Sub, and handling offline-first synchronization.

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