Hard Design: Search Autocomplete (Google)
How do you handle race conditions when a user types quickly and multiple autocomplete requests are in-flight?
— Tests your understanding of this concept.
Answer Options
A Queue all requests and process in order
B Cancel previous in-flight request when new keystroke is detected; only process response matching current input
C Show all responses as they arrive
D Lock UI during request processing
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