"Collaborative text editing without CRDTs or OT" Awesome talk from Matthew Weidner on how you don't need CRDTs to build collaborative text editing.

Saw this and kind of related to the tension we're trying to get right: how to offer real flexibility without it becoming overwhelming. The hard part is finding the right balance. On one end, you have the sandbox: an empty canvas with a box of dozens of odd-shaped tiny legos.

🔮 customize your notes UI with plugins, vibe coding and hot reload!

the future of software is malleable 🧙 (demo plugin changing note-taking UI in real time)

Oops, built an AI database builder by letting AI access the plugin system. Just a test demo, but kinda wild where malleable software will take us.

UI feels alive with notes + collections + real-time properties ⚡

minimal fullscreen editor for distraction-free writing and planning. a change of scenery when you need it 🌅

Unless companies start caring about privacy, leaks like Tea app and Allianz will keep proving there are only three options: encrypt, hard delete, or store forever and eventually leak.

rick text multiplayer editor!

Selection feels so smooth. Like editing plain text, even with (nested!) blocks and outlines✍️

WYSIWYG editing is smoother when you're not guessing at formatting boundaries, like typing between a bold and plain word. The editor predicts intent from cursor direction, and the caret shows you ✨

The EU proposes a law that could scan your uploads, nuking digital privacy. The Council's new "Chat Control" plan would backdoor E2EE in the EU by scanning media and links across almost any online service, with only vague, non-binding exceptions, not just chat. False positives?

Smooth WYSIWYG part 2: never trap the cursor. Slide in, out, before, and after content 🎯

Local-first and real-time multiplayer. Stress-testing both ⚡

Task management: lightning speed keyboard-only edition⏱️