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#14 – Matthew Weidner: Architectures for Central Server Collaboration

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Navigating Collaborative Text Editing Challenges

This chapter explores the complexities of collaborative text editing, focusing on issues such as maintaining accurate indices and dealing with concurrent modifications. It discusses approaches like operational transformation and conflict-free replicated data types to enhance collaboration in applications like Google Docs and Notion. The conversation also covers innovative strategies for event logging and synchronization, emphasizing the balance between performance and usability in distributed environments.

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