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Do collaborative whiteboard like software use the same algorithms, or are there more suitable algorithms for picture collaborations?
by abdullahkhalids 2y ago
Do collaborative whiteboard like software use the same algorithms, or are there more suitable algorithms for picture collaborations?
- josephg 2y agoThere’s usually more suitable algorithms for picture collaborations. Text is hard because it’s a list of characters, and when items are inserted and deleted the operations change the index of all subsequent elements. Usually, editing a digital whiteboard is much simpler.
- sno6 2y agoThey usually use a central server and last-writer-wins semantics. Figma for example https://www.figma.com/blog/how-figmas-multiplayer-technology-works/ https://www.figma.com/blog/how-figmas-multiplayer-technology... I've seen CF Durable Objects used quite a lot. There are other emerging patterns too: https://www.instantdb.com/ https://www.instantdb.com/