1. Collaborative Text Editing
Jared Krinke
Tony Gibbon

2. Stone Age Collaboration
One user creates a document
The document is ed to others
Readers make changes and send them back to author
Author manually merges changes
Revised version is sent out
Repeat

3. With Revision Control Files may be edited simultaneously
Changes are algorithmically merged
Conflicts must be resolved manually by each editor

4. Multiplayer Notepad Multiple files may be edited
All users’ cursors are visible
Multiple files may be edited
The cursors stay in the same relative position regardless of other editors’ actions

5. Key Features Editors simultaneously work on one copy of the file
Modifications do not disrupt other users
Conflicts are resolved in real time
Intuitive interface (users see same thing)
Greater visibility of others’ current work
Uncommitted changes may be selectively ignored

6. Development Plan Implemented in Java Client-server architecture
Development in stages to ensure usable product
Initial goal of real time simultaneous editing
Secondary goal of allowing uncommitted changes to be ignored