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		verdverm 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zed is our office Why is Zed using a CRDT when I open a source file to edit code? Are they using it for more than their multiplayer stuff? (agentic stuff?)

satvikpendem 35 days ago [–]

Based on this comment [0], they're building DeltaDB as a version control system which uses a CRDT, so I assume even in single player mode, the file will instantiate its own CRDT for fine grained tracking of changes.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45916196#45919739

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