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I wonder what technology Repl.it is using for the multiplayer. VS code has a live coding plugin, is this what is used? Disclosure: I’m the CEO of GitLab and we

by sytse 8y ago

I wonder what technology Repl.it is using for the multiplayer. VS code has a live coding plugin, is this what is used? Disclosure: I’m the CEO of GitLab and we’re looking at live coding ourselves as well.

rlyshw 8y ago
It looks like Repl.it is in this thread, they might provide an exact answer. But, if they don’t, here’s my take. To me it seems like this is something that would be built in-house with the ability to leverage repl.it’s existing application infrastructure. I’d imagine this would simplify the development compared to the vscode plugin. (stand-alone desktop app) Also, long-time gitlab-CE user here. I’d love to see multiplayer as a feature.
- dman 8y ago
  What would multiplayer look like in a gitlab like app?
  - rlyshw 8y ago
    I imagine I could edit a file in a web-based editor and my collaborators would be able to see those edits in real time. Maybe it wouldn’t be a full-fledged IDE, but I could imagine building development workflows into gitlab’s CI/CD pipeline to facilitate semi-rapid pair-programming/prototyping.
    - lloeki 8y ago
      I can readily see how that would pan out in GitLab's Web IDE[0]. https://about.gitlab.com/2018/04/22/gitlab-10-7-released/#web-ide-is-now-open-source https://about.gitlab.com/2018/04/22/gitlab-10-7-released/#we...
      - sytse 8y ago
        Yes, this is about live coding in the web IDE and I listed some technologies to look at in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51116#note_123299057 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51116#note_12...
mrdoops 8y ago
Maybe a CRDT or Operational Transform?
- amasad 8y ago
  It's OT -- we'll write a technical blog soon :)
  - drzaiusx11 8y ago
    Looking forward to it! I've been evaluating ShareDB[1] for a Google Docs-like and it seems promising. The OT space is really interesting. For those wanting to read more about it, check out the paper: "Operational transformation in real-time group editors: issues, algorithms, and achievements"[2] [1] https://github.com/share/sharedb https://github.com/share/sharedb [2] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53.933&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53....
masthead 8y ago
You know you're on HN when the CEO of Gitlab replies on your thread
yomly 8y ago
Did you see this Clojure Conj talk about party repl? https://youtu.be/AJING0Vigpg https://youtu.be/AJING0Vigpg

by sytse 8y ago

rlyshw 8y ago

It looks like Repl.it is in this thread, they might provide an exact answer. But, if they don’t, here’s my take. To me it seems like this is something that would be built in-house with the ability to leverage repl.it’s existing application infrastructure. I’d imagine this would simplify the development compared to the vscode plugin. (stand-alone desktop app) Also, long-time gitlab-CE user here. I’d love to see multiplayer as a feature.

dman 8y ago
What would multiplayer look like in a gitlab like app?
- rlyshw 8y ago
  I imagine I could edit a file in a web-based editor and my collaborators would be able to see those edits in real time. Maybe it wouldn’t be a full-fledged IDE, but I could imagine building development workflows into gitlab’s CI/CD pipeline to facilitate semi-rapid pair-programming/prototyping.
  - lloeki 8y ago
    I can readily see how that would pan out in GitLab's Web IDE[0]. https://about.gitlab.com/2018/04/22/gitlab-10-7-released/#web-ide-is-now-open-source https://about.gitlab.com/2018/04/22/gitlab-10-7-released/#we...
    - sytse 8y ago
      Yes, this is about live coding in the web IDE and I listed some technologies to look at in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51116#note_123299057 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51116#note_12...

mrdoops 8y ago

Maybe a CRDT or Operational Transform?

amasad 8y ago
It's OT -- we'll write a technical blog soon :)
- drzaiusx11 8y ago
  Looking forward to it! I've been evaluating ShareDB[1] for a Google Docs-like and it seems promising. The OT space is really interesting. For those wanting to read more about it, check out the paper: "Operational transformation in real-time group editors: issues, algorithms, and achievements"[2] [1] https://github.com/share/sharedb https://github.com/share/sharedb [2] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53.933&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53....

masthead 8y ago

You know you're on HN when the CEO of Gitlab replies on your thread

yomly 8y ago

Did you see this Clojure Conj talk about party repl? https://youtu.be/AJING0Vigpg https://youtu.be/AJING0Vigpg