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Real time document editing and sync is actually a tall order. To make it editor/tool agnostic you'd need some kind of overlay fs + first/third party support in
by DistractionRect 3y ago
Real time document editing and sync is actually a tall order. To make it editor/tool agnostic you'd need some kind of overlay fs + first/third party support in the various editors (as most editors don't hot reload file changes; they expect the files they have open not to be changing underfoot).
- zozbot234 3y agoApache Wave (née Google Wave) is a thing.
- DistractionRect 3y agoWas a thing. After almost a decade it never got off the ground. And while it might address the core problem (collaborative editing), that still leaves the ecosystem problem: fuse mounts, first/third party adoption in the editor or via extensions/plugins. Arguably that's drawing the rest of the f*** owl.
- myaccountonhn 3y agoYeah I don't know what work is involved to build something like it, but not having it def. leaves the editor ecosystem in a vulnerable position for monopolistic practices.