wzhudev/reverse-linear-sync-engine resource

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A detailed reverse-engineering write-up of Linear's data sync engine, endorsed by Linear's CTO as more complete than internal documentation. It explains how Linear achieves real-time collaboration, offline support, and partial syncing without OT or CRDTs.

Use cases

• understand how Linear syncs data in real time
• learn alternatives to OT and CRDTs for collaboration
• design a sync engine for offline-first apps
• study partial syncing with permission controls
• research how collaborative software handles conflicts
• compare last-writer-wins vs OT vs CRDT approaches

When to choose

• you are designing or evaluating a data sync engine for a collaborative app
• you want a deep, practitioner-verified explanation of Linear's architecture
• OT/CRDT libraries feel too complex or heavyweight for your data model

When to avoid

• you need ready-to-use sync software or a library to drop into your app
• you want a formal academic treatment with proofs
• you need a maintained, licensed codebase - this is a document with no license

Facets

learning-resource · maturity stable

documentation developer-tools microservices developer-tools cross-platform sync-engine data-sync operational-transformation crdt offline-first collaboration reverse-engineering linear write-up real-time algorithms web-server

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