I wonder what technology Repl.it is using for the multiplayer. VS code has a live coding plugin, is this what is used?
Disclosure: I’m the CEO of GitLab and we’re looking at live coding ourselves as well.
Disclosure: I’m the CEO of GitLab and we’re looking at live coding ourselves as well.
But, if they don’t, here’s my take. To me it seems like this is something that would be built in-house with the ability to leverage repl.it’s existing application infrastructure. I’d imagine this would simplify the development compared to the vscode plugin. (stand-alone desktop app)
Also, long-time gitlab-CE user here. I’d love to see multiplayer as a feature.
https://about.gitlab.com/2018/04/22/gitlab-10-7-released/#we...
I've been evaluating ShareDB[1] for a Google Docs-like and it seems promising.
The OT space is really interesting. For those wanting to read more about it, check out the paper: "Operational transformation in real-time group editors: issues, algorithms, and achievements"[2]
[1] https://github.com/share/sharedb
[2] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53....