Collaborative Editing
How does real-time cursor sync work technically?
→ Using Operational Transformation (OT) or CRDTs. A presence service broadcasts position deltas to all connected clients.
Answer
How does real-time cursor sync work technically?
Using Operational Transformation (OT) or CRDTs. A presence service broadcasts position deltas to all connected clients.
OT transforms operations to maintain consistency when edits happen simultaneously. CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) are an alternative that guarantees eventual consistency without a central server.