In this lesson, we will learn about the Facebook newsfeed and its architecture. We'll explore these key points:
- How does the Facebook newsfeed work?
- We'll see a detailed system design of Facebook's newsfeed system.
- Algorithms used in the system.
Facebook is the most popular social networking platform today. The increasing popularity of the platform came with its world influence and engaging features of the application.
One such feature of Facebook is its newsfeed system, which displays updates from friends and followers for each specific user. The users are exposed to all kinds of content from their connections on this newsfeed, and are also able to interact with each piece of content. In this lesson, we will discuss the structure behind this Facebook newsfeed in detail.
