Building an app like HQ trivia - concepts and considerations

In this talk, we’ll run through all the concepts involved with an HQ style app like communication protocols, scalability, distributed systems, etc. Then, we’ll go through a design pattern to see how one can implement such an app. In the end, we’ll see a live demo to see all the learning in action.

HQ trivia like apps are so hyped up right now. If you play one of these games, not only will you know how addictive these are but also the massive scale that these apps handle. All of this while ensuring a live experience to its users without even a millisecond of a glitch. How come? Technologically speaking, there are SO MANY things that all need to be done right when building apps like this.

In this talk, we’ll run through all the concepts involved with an HQ style app, including, communication protocols, scalability, distributed systems, etc. Then, we’ll go through an HQ style design pattern and see how one can implement such an app themselves. To top it all off, we’ll see an interactive live demo of the implementation at the end to see it all come together in action.