--- title: Best gitconnected posts — June 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted gitconnected posts from June 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/06 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/06 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best gitconnected posts — June 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted gitconnected posts from June 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of gitconnected — June 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/system-design-interview-design-whatsapp-zmrnpocfy "System Design Interview: Design WhatsApp") Article gitconnected · 2y System Design Interview: Design WhatsApp This post outlines how to design a high-level system architecture for a messaging app similar to WhatsApp. Key points include handling 10 billion messages daily with plans to double, using RESTful APIs for compatibility, employing WebSockets for real-time communication, and using message queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ for efficient message distribution. The databases considered are NoSQL options like Cassandra and DynamoDB, emphasizing sharding and partitioning for scalability. End-to-end encryption, handling peak traffic, and future enhancements like group chats and media handling are also discussed. 1.3K 37 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-make-your-boring-terminal-so-much-better-6ijuzupln "How To Make Your Boring Terminal So Much Better") Article gitconnected · 2y How To Make Your Boring Terminal So Much Better Learn how to customize your boring default terminal to boost your productivity. Discover useful terminal commands for navigation and shortcuts to enhance your terminal experience. 884 53 [See all gitconnected archives](/sources/gc/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/06#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/06","name":"Best gitconnected Posts — June 2024","description":"The most upvoted gitconnected posts from June 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of/2024/06#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/system-design-interview-design-whatsapp-zmrnpocfy","name":"System Design Interview: Design WhatsApp"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-make-your-boring-terminal-so-much-better-6ijuzupln","name":"How To Make Your Boring Terminal So Much Better"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"gitconnected","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gc/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"June 2024"}]}]} ```