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Building Real-Time Collaborative Canvas Apps with WebSockets & Yjs

Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) explained: how Yjs and WebSockets enable Figma-like multi-user editing.

NexadevEngineering team
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Building Real-Time Collaborative Canvas Apps with WebSockets & Yjs

Real-time collaboration requires data synchronization models that prevent state corruption during concurrent edits.

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  • WebSockets
  • Yjs
  • CRDT
  • Realtime

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