Grokking the System Design Interview

Designing Yelp or Nearby Friends


## 1. Why Yelp or Proximity Server?

Proximity servers are used to discover nearby attractions like places, events, etc. If you haven’t used yelp.com before, please try it before proceeding (you can search for nearby restaurants, theaters, etc.) and spend some time understanding different options that the website offers. This will help you a lot in understanding this chapter better.

### Designing Yelp (video)

Here is a video discussing how to design Yelp or Proximity Server:


Let's design a Yelp like service, where users can search for nearby places like restaurants, theaters, or shopping malls, etc., and can also add/view reviews of places.

Similar Services: Proximity server.
Difficulty Level: Hard
