Design a real-time chat application like Slack or WhatsApp — Bolt interview
Reported in Bolt European engineering loops. Mid-to-senior design spanning WebSockets, message storage, and presence.
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Reported in Bolt European engineering loops. Mid-to-senior design spanning WebSockets, message storage, and presence.
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