Yboard

Productivity

collaborative workspace

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Yboard

Yboard is a multiplayer desktop-like workspace based on CRDT

github.com

#crdt#yjs#multiplayer#collaborative workspace#real-time sync

165points
28comments
#367of 2,570 in 2022
Top 15%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun modern take on Google Wave

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really fun, modern incarnation of Google Wave. Made a test room here: https://yboard.lol/lobby?join=hackernews
      learndeeply on HN
  • Cool SVG canvas use

    From 1 comment
    • neat use of SVG as a drawing canvas, would be cool if it supported touch too
      verdverm on HN

Objections

  • Demo unavailable due to server overload and login failures

    From 3 comments
    • "Couldn't connect to the room server. Error joining room" Show something cool on HN and get hugged to death :)
      mhaberl on HN
    • Hmm, something seems to have broken. Login does not work for me.
      jansan on HN
    • error joining room.
      seclorum_wien on HN

Requests

  • Touch support

    From 1 comment
    • neat use of SVG as a drawing canvas, would be cool if it supported touch too
      verdverm on HN
  • Offline editing support

    From 1 comment
    • since this is based on CRDTs, does that mean one of the collaborators can go offline, continue working, and re-synchronize with the rest of the collaborators when they come back…
      woodrowbarlow on HN
  • WebRTC instead of WebSocket server

    From 1 comment
    • Could WebRTC be used instead of websockets? Then you wouldn’t need a server (apart from a public STUN/TURN endpoint)
      diroussel on HN

Questions

  • Does it support offline editing and resync?

    From 1 comment
    • since this is based on CRDTs, does that mean one of the collaborators can go offline, continue working, and re-synchronize with the rest of the collaborators when they come back…
      woodrowbarlow on HN
  • Could WebRTC replace websockets?

    From 1 comment
    • Could WebRTC be used instead of websockets? Then you wouldn’t need a server (apart from a public STUN/TURN endpoint)
      diroussel on HN

Alternatives named

  • Google Wave

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really fun, modern incarnation of Google Wave. Made a test room here: https://yboard.lol/lobby?join=hackernews
      learndeeply on HN

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