Conflict free replicated datatypes.

It's what used when multiple people edit a Google doc at the same time. But most source control systems are also based upon these datatypes.

Most distributed systems will have components that correspond to a CRDT. However there is not always awareness of this abstraction and the laws that govern it.

This isn't a bad write up because it's actually focusing on the properties, rather than the utility creating the intuitive understanding that one can not only design such datatypes but also discover them in existing designs.

But i agree that if you never heard of them, this isn't the best introduction, because it doesn't mention use cases or implementations at all.

The first text under the AI-Slop is:

> If CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) are new to you, check out this previous post.

Which links to https://interjectedfuture.com/trade-offs-between-different-c...

Which in turn has the same grey box with even more introductory links right under the AI-Slop.

Like

  - An interactive intro to CRDTs
  - An introduction to state-based CRDTs
  - CRDTs for non-academics
  - CRDT: The Hard Parts
  - Readings in CRDTs
  - crdt.tech