URL Shortener

The problem

A URL shortener's redirect path has to stay fast and reliable even under heavy load, while still tracking clicks and protecting the service from abuse -- three requirements that pull against each other if the architecture isn't deliberate about it.

Approach

Built as a high-throughput short-link service with collision-safe short-code generation, click analytics, and rate limiting to prevent abuse. It's the first project formally benchmarked for throughput rather than just built and shipped.

Technology

Result

Benchmarked at 60,000 requests per second.