The Basics of Twitter: Tweeting and Viewing Timelines

TLDRLearn how to tweet on Twitter and view your timeline of tweets. Understand the database schema and the key range query used to fetch tweets in a user's timeline.

Key insights

🐦Users can send tweets and view their timelines on Twitter.

🔑The Tweet table stores user tweets, including the user ID, tweet ID, text, and timestamp.

🔗The Follow table is a join table that connects users with the users they follow.

🌐A key range query is used to fetch tweets from the Tweet table and filter them based on the user's followers.

The tweets in a user's timeline are sorted by timestamp, allowing for chronological display.

Q&A

How can I send a tweet on Twitter?

To send a tweet on Twitter, you can use the Tweet service to write the tweet to the database.

How can I view my timeline on Twitter?

To view your timeline on Twitter, you can use the Timeline service to fetch tweets from the database based on your followers.

What does the Tweet table store?

The Tweet table stores user tweets, including the user ID, tweet ID, text, and timestamp.

What is the Follow table used for?

The Follow table is a join table that connects users with the users they follow, allowing for efficient retrieval of tweets from followed users.

How are tweets sorted in a user's timeline?

Tweets in a user's timeline are sorted by timestamp, allowing for chronological display.

Timestamped Summary

01:08Introduction and preparation for the live stream.

02:12Announcement of live stream start on YouTube and invitation to the Discord group.

04:11Confirmation of setup completion and scheduling for a future time.

13:05Final minute before starting the live stream.

14:28Sharing the Discord invite link and posting on the Discord group.

14:39Discussion about interview questions at Netflix and Twitter.

15:33Starting the system design topic: Twitter.

19:02Discussion of two scenarios: sending a tweet and viewing the timeline.