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Challenge 1: Offline-First Architecture

Implementing a reliable offline-first architecture that allows users to interact with their favorites, rented, and watched movies even without an internet connection. This required creating a robust caching strategy that maintains data consistency across different parts of the application.

Solution Approach

Implemented a sophisticated caching strategy using the Cache API and Service Workers. The application uses a dedicated cache for each category of data (favorites, rented, watched), allowing for seamless offline access and synchronization when back online.

Challenge 2: Complex State Management Without Redux

Managing complex application state across multiple components without using a global state management library like Redux. The application needed to handle movies in different categories (trending, favorites, rented, watched) while ensuring state updates were reflected immediately across the interface.

Solution Approach

Used React's useState and useEffect hooks along with the Cache API to create a decentralized but effective state management system. Each component pulls data from the appropriate cache and updates it as needed, ensuring state consistency across the application.

Challenge 3: Responsive Design for All Devices

Creating a seamless user experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. This involved designing adaptive layouts, touch-friendly controls, and optimizing performance for lower-powered devices.

Solution Approach

Utilized Tailwind CSS's responsive utility classes to create layouts that adapt to different screen sizes. Implemented a mobile-specific bottom navigation and different grid layouts based on viewport size, ensuring the application looks and functions well across all devices.

Challenge 4: Handling Media-Rich Content

Managing and displaying media-rich content like movie posters, trailers, and information efficiently. This included handling various image formats, dealing with missing media, and implementing fallbacks for unavailable content.

Solution Approach

Implemented error handling for media resources with fallback images, lazy loading for improved performance, and modal-based trailer playback. This ensures a smooth experience even when dealing with unstable connections or missing media.