Advanced interview questions in Design Systems, page 2
Automated enforcement of deprecated component removal
Lint rule failing new usages, codemods for existing ones, and a usage dashboard gating removal.
Token build pipeline for multi-platform output
JSON source of truth, a tool like Style Dictionary with per-platform transforms and formats, and CI publishing.
Preventing theme flash in SSR apps
Flash comes from server not knowing client preference; fix with a blocking inline script setting the theme before paint.
Performance trade-offs of abstracting native UI
Bridge/serialization overhead, JS-thread bottlenecks for lists, and mitigations like virtualization, native modules, and profiling both threads.
Governance to keep platforms from diverging
A federated model with central stewards plus platform reps, an RFC process, and contribution rules.
Token architecture for multi-modal alerts
A semantic alert concept with per-modality token groups (visual, voice, haptic) under one name, single source of truth, and platform transforms.
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