Simplicity through CRDTs

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The new system eliminates the need for a rebase mechanism, enhancing simplicity and resolving multi-tab issues. The previous architecture was misusing the service worker, which is no longer necessary, leading to a more robust solution. The system is designed to support multiplayer functionality in the future and is based on Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs), ensuring consistent data replication without conflicts.

In 2022, Stefan Li and Stew Fortier envisioned a document editor with language model features built in. They founded Type.ai, received backing from Y Combinator, and have since been at the frontier of building a next-generation document editor. However, to ensure a robust and performant frontend, Type.ai needed to take advantage of many modern browser features.

Stefan Li is the CTO of Type.ai, and he joins the show to talk about the state of frontend dev, the service worker API, IndexedDB, the SharedWorker interface, Web Locks, and more.

Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, and is the founder and CTO of Mailpass. Previously, Gregor was a CTO across cybersecurity, cyber insurance and general software engineering companies. He has been based in Asia Pacific for almost a decade and can be found via his profile at vand.hk.