TechStartup faced a challenge when their biggest client demanded a real-time collaboration feature in their project management tool within just three weeks.
To meet the client's requirements despite the tight deadline, an engineer with prior experience in WebSockets took a leading role in the project.
Researching existing libraries, the engineer found Socket.io with Redis pub/sub to handle most of the real-time communication needs and created a proof-of-concept in two days.
By focusing on essential functionality, using existing tools effectively, and implementing a feature flag system, the team delivered the core collaboration feature just one day before the deadline.