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Building Real-Time Collaboration: A Practical Guide to Code Editors with Yjs

Enhance Your Development Workflow with Seamless Collaborative Coding

Max N
3 min readMar 9, 2024

In the fast-paced world of software development, collaboration is key. Whether you’re working on a project with a remote team or pairing up with colleagues, the need for real-time collaboration tools is undeniable.

In this article, we’ll explore the simplicity and power of Yjs, a framework that can turn your solo coding session into a collaborative masterpiece.

Understanding the Basics

Yjs, short for “Yjs Share,” is an open-source framework designed to make real-time collaboration seamless. At its core, Yjs uses a data synchronization algorithm to keep all collaborators on the same page. It supports various data types, making it a versatile choice for collaborative applications, including code editors.

Setting Up Your Project

Before diving into the code, let’s set up a basic project. For simplicity, we’ll use HTML, JavaScript, and Yjs CDN links. Create an HTML file and include the following:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width…

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