Ep. #145, The Future of Collaborative Docs with Cara Marin of Stashpad
Apr 18, 2024
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Cara Marin from Stashpad discusses the future of collaborative documents, highlighting the 'local first' approach for seamless user interaction and real-time collaboration. They delve into the benefits of centralized documentation, tech stack choices for collaborative document creation, and how Stashpad revolutionizes remote team collaboration with serverless functions and YJS technology.
Stashpad Docs prioritizes 'local-first' approach for real-time collaboration, enhancing user experience and productivity.
Stashpad Docs offers a minimalistic Google Docs alternative tailored for technical teams, emphasizing efficiency and simplicity.
Deep dives
Exploring Local First Concept in Stashpad Docs
Stashpad Docs focuses on being 'local first,' allowing users to experience instant feedback while typing without relying on server round trips. By leveraging client-side storage and avoiding clunky logins, users have seamless collaborative interactions. This local-first approach ensures a great user experience, enables offline access, and provides immediate access to stored data, enhancing productivity.
Transition to Stashpad Docs and Kara's Entrepreneurial Journey
Stashpad Docs, a minimal Google Docs alternative, emerged from the team's journey of developing keyboard-centric notepad solutions for technical users. Kara, with a software engineering background, transitioned from Twilio to entrepreneurship fueled by a passion for collaborative tools. The new product, focused on working memory and collaborative note-taking, complements the existing Stashpad List feature, offering technical teams a simple, efficient documentation platform.
Tech Stack and Future Developments of Stashpad Docs
Stashpad Docs employs a tech stack featuring local storage using IndexDB and the performant Solid framework. By emphasizing performance over feature saturation, the platform prioritizes a streamlined user experience. Future updates include enhanced commenting features, AI-powered search for contextual queries, and integrations for seamless collaborative workflows, maintaining the minimalistic and user-centric design of Stashpad Docs.
In episode 145 of Jamstack Radio, Brian speaks with Cara Marin of Stashpad about collaborative documents. Together they explore the shortcomings of popular collaborative tools on the market today and how they can be improved. Additionally, Cara unpacks local-first technology and how it enables elevated real-time collaboration experiences.