Design a Ticket Booking System

Advanced · 28 min read · High-Level Design, Case Studies: Advanced

Seat holds, contention, virtual waiting rooms and payments.

This is an Advanced lesson, part of Premium. What it covers:

1. Clarify the problem
2. Requirements
3. Capacity estimation
4. API
5. Data model
6. High-level design
7. Deep dives
8. Failure modes
9. Trade-offs summary
10. What interviewers look for
Interview questions
Practice
Further reading

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