Design Google Calendar - Frontend System Design Interview Guide
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You are designing the frontend system for a Google Calendar–like web app.
You have ~60 minutes. You cannot cover everything deeply. Your job is to:
- Identify scope and prioritize the most important features
- Define functional + non-functional requirements
- Propose a frontend architecture
- Specify API contracts
- Model state + routes
- Address performance, reliability, accessibility, and security
- Mention testing/observability and operational readiness
Do not write UI code. Focus on design and tradeoffs.
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