{
  "id": 16565377,
  "title": "Designing a vending machine: the object-oriented design interview, explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/designing-a-vending-machine-the-object-oriented-design-interview",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T05:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/gowthampotureddi/designing-a-vending-machine-the-object-oriented-design-interview-explained-3c25"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Designing a vending machine: the object-oriented design interview, explained \"Design a vending machine\" looks like the easiest prompt in a low-level design interview , and that is exactly why candidates fumble it. There is no clever algorithm to reach for, so the whole round rests on one thing: can you model a machine whose behaviour depends on what just happened to it ? Insert a coin and the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}