This is a big factor in the push towards CRDTs I reckon. They work offline-first, but allow both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
One of my formative early tech jobs was implementing a realtime whiteboard on top of WebRTC and CRDTs ca. 2015. It was incredible how easy it was to build new functionality, once the infrastructure was in place to "just replicate the scene at all times".
One of my formative early tech jobs was implementing a realtime whiteboard on top of WebRTC and CRDTs ca. 2015. It was incredible how easy it was to build new functionality, once the infrastructure was in place to "just replicate the scene at all times".