Hard Design: Notification System
How do you implement 'quiet hours' — not sending notifications between 10pm and 8am in user's local time?
— Tests your understanding of this concept.
Answer Options
A Use UTC time and check globally
B Store user's timezone preference, convert send time to user's local time, check if within quiet hours window
C Send during server's business hours only
D Only support one timezone globally
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