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What is the main use-case for this? I'm looking at it from a coder's perspective. When I'm writing some code I wouldn't want somebody else inserting characters
by galaxyLogic 8y ago
What is the main use-case for this? I'm looking at it from a coder's perspective. When I'm writing some code I wouldn't want somebody else inserting characters into my code while I am editing it.
But I can see that if the app is divided into a multiple code-files then different coders can be working on different files at the same time. Still I prefer some form of code ownership or at least locking of multiple files just for me while I'm working on them.
I don't quite see how it would be much different for other kinds of text. While I'm writing this post right now I wouldn't want somebody else modifying its beginning while I'm writing its end.
Not saying there aren't any good use-cases, just can't think of any right now. So that's my question, what are they?
- jmvoodoo 8y agoThe typical way I've seen this used is almost like pair programming. One user will write a draft of something, or add an image or chart while on a conference call with the other editor(s). Honestly, I see it a lot more with spreadsheets than with rich text, but the use case is there. It was one of the features that put Google docs on the map back in the day.