This is mind blowing stuff. I was skeptical that you could use the browser effectively as an intermediary to the file system, and that CRDTs would work reasonably well on files, but they seem to have overcome both obstacles. I’m curious, how do you envision this approach working with version control systems? What would it mean to “explore” a branch of a git repository, for example? Would that overwrite the global version of the file system?
We're in an exploratory phase on this. We have been experimenting with reading the .git folder to determine the current branch, and store this info alongside the CRDT in the client. Still early to say whether this is a fruitful approach or not.
