Designing a Scalable Database Schema for Reddit-like Comments - Part 1Subhahu Jain·Nov 1, 2024·6 min readTable of contents1. Understanding Reddit’s Comment Structure2. Key Design Considerations3. Modeling Hierarchical Dataa. Adjacency List Modelb. Nested Sets Modelc. Materialized Pathsd. Closure Table4. Choosing the Optimal Approach5. Designing the Database Schema6. Implementing Comment OperationsInserting CommentsRetrieving Comment Trees7. Performance ConsiderationsSoon Youtube Explanation Video will be added for this on our Channel - http://youtube.com/@subhahuGeneral ProgrammingDatabases
