Bitly === ## Build your own url shortening service ![](https://impythonist.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/base62.png) ## 1. Requirement 1. String mapping algorithm to map long string to short strings 2. A user interface that help user create short url 3. Database to store shorten url 4. Add User authentication 5. Do analytic: How many time this link was clicked ## 2. String mapping - Using base62 to encode DB Record ID - [base62](https://github.com/amitt001/pygmy/blob/master/pygmy/core/hashdigest.py) - [pip install pybase62](https://pypi.org/project/pybase62/) ## 3. Software Development - Define requirement - Design database - Design system architecture - Modulize and Implement