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CRDTs only care that the end result is eventually the same.

It doesn't need to make sense, or be the most recent change, only that given the same inputs, everyone independently agrees on the same output.



We are saying the same thing. I was pointing out that the article missed one of the hardest parts of actually implementing this, where your algorithm architecture can totally fuck you over if you didn’t plan for it. I just think it’s interesting that they missed pointing it out. Either they got it right on the first try or they haven’t realized the issue with the schema they’re proposing.




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