Evolution of a JSON CRDT Paper into Auto Merge: From Research to Production

The guest of this episode, Martin Kleppmann, is one of the authors of the original local-first essay. Martin has been exploring local-first software and CRDTs for over 10 years, which has led to the creation of Automerge, which we discuss in depth in this episode. This episode is also exploring the ideas of generic sync servers and the impact this technology could have on local-first software in the future.

Mentioned in podcast

• Martin Kleppmann: martin.kleppmann.com + x.com/martinkl + bsky.app/profile/martin.kleppmann.com + nondeterministic.computer/@martin
• Ink & Switch
• Bluesky
• Automerge CRDTs
• The original CRDT paper
• Our JSON CRDT paper
• Our design for rich text in Automerge
• How Bluesky works

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• Local-First Conf 2024

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