devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Development Anirudh and Akshay from Tangled.sh and the Future of Decentralized Coding
May 5, 2025
Anirudh and Akshay dive into the revolutionary world of decentralized coding. They tackle the unique challenges faced while building Tangled.sh, a platform enhancing collaboration through social coding. The conversation highlights the integration of decentralized technologies with enterprise solutions and the balancing act of privacy versus publicity for developers. They also discuss innovative approaches to pull requests and commit management, envisioning a user-friendly decentralized coding ecosystem that enhances collaboration and developer engagement.
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Self-hosting Challenges Anecdote
- Akshay shared his experience self-hosting Git repositories on a Raspberry Pi to maintain data ownership.
- He found that collaboration was difficult without mirroring to GitHub due to discoverability and contribution challenges.
Decentralized Identity Insight
- Traditional self-hosted Git forges require users to create new accounts causing high friction to contribute.
- AD Protocol solves identity issues by enabling centralized identity while allowing repositories on users' own servers.
Unified Identity for Notifications
- Unified identity can enable a combined social and coding notification system on AD Protocol.
- A shared identity allows pull requests, social posts, and notifications to come to one unified inbox.