MediumEvaluateSystem Design Interview FrameworkMultiple Choice
Why is it better to use cursor-based pagination than offset pagination for a social media timeline?
Evaluate — Tests ability to make judgments and justify decisions.
Answer Options
ACursor pagination is faster to implement
BOffset pagination skips or duplicates items when new content is inserted between pages
CCursor pagination works with any database type
DOffset pagination does not support filtering
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