Feb 15 · 4 min read · Loading spinners are a design failure. It's time to stop building apps that break the moment the WiFi drops. In 2026, the "Loading Spinner" is no longer an acceptable UI element. It is a confession of architectural failure. For the last two decades, ...
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Feb 13 · 11 min read · Content Role: pillar How to Build Real-Time Collaborative Editors with CRDTs Real-time collaborative editing has become a baseline expectation for modern applications. Users demand Google Docs-like experiences where multiple people can simultaneousl...
Join discussionJan 11 · 18 min read · Real-Time Collaboration Systems Operational Transformation (OT) and CRDTs Chapter 1 — The Nature of Concurrent Editing Real-time collaboration is not a UI problem.It is one of the hardest problems in distributed systems. Systems like Google Docs, Fi...
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Sep 22, 2025 · 18 min read · In today's interconnected world, applications must serve users across the globe with consistent performance and availability. Traditional database architectures often struggle with this requirement, particularly when it comes to handling write operat...
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Sep 10, 2025 · 5 min read · Introduction: Why Conflicts Happen in Distributed Systems Imagine you and your friend are both editing the same shared to-do list. You add “Buy milk”. At the same time, your friend adds “Buy bread”. When the system tries to merge these updates, w...
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Jul 16, 2025 · 7 min read · Introduction Have you ever wondered how apps like Google Docs, Figma, or Notion allow multiple people to edit the same document at the same time—without conflicts, even if someone is offline? The answer is a mind-blowing concept called CRDTs (Conflic...
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May 11, 2025 · 2 min read · "CRDT-friendly" describes systems, data structures, or operations designed to work seamlessly with Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs). These environments prioritize eventual consistency and support concurrent, decentralized updates without r...
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Apr 22, 2025 · 6 min read · Introduction Have you ever… Edited the same Google Doc paragraph with a teammate at the same time? Left an Apple Notes comment while offline, then seen it appear later without errors? Changed your smart light’s color via phone while someone else d...
Join discussionDec 27, 2023 · 8 min read · Introduction In the realm of distributed computing, one of the most formidable challenges has always been maintaining consistency across multiple nodes. As we delve deeper into the era of big data and real-time applications, this challenge becomes in...
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