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Episode 15Data & InfrastructureFREE
Facebook Social Graph & TAO
3:42 · Alex & Sam
MetaFacebook#social-graph#tao#graph-database#caching
Show Notes
Facebook's TAO (The Associations and Objects) system powers the social graph for 3B users. Sam and Alex walk through its graph data model, tiered caching, and eventual consistency.
Key Takeaways
- Sam and Alex walk through its graph data model, tiered caching, and eventual consistency.
- Core concepts covered: Social Graph, Tao, Graph Database, and 1 more.
- Key trade-offs and design decisions you can apply to your own system design interviews.
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Facebook Social Graph TAO — deep dive with diagrams, tradeoffs & interview questions
Architecture Diagram