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#14 – Matthew Weidner: Architectures for Central Server Collaboration

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Embrace Flexibility in Collaborative Indexing

A server can adapt operations, rewriting index numbers to maintain coherence when handling requests. Meanwhile, a client-centered approach using fractional indexing allows messages to be modified for clarity, ensuring that even late-arriving operations fit seamlessly within the structure. By employing fractional indexing, characters are assigned precise labels, allowing new elements to be inserted flexibly between existing ones, enhancing collaboration and consistency in dynamic environments.

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