Strange Loop

CRDTs Illustrated

CRDTs (Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types) are a great way to implement applications that gracefully recover from partitions - such as clusters or (mobile) applications that can work offline.

This talk will:

• Introduce the concept of CRDTs and their use cases
• Describe the 2 main ways to implement a CRDT (convergent and commutative), with visual examples to illustrate their behavior
• Show 2 examples of CRDTs used in practice (RIAK 2 Data Types (distributed storage) and swarm.js (offline-friendly web apps))

Arnout Engelen

Xebia

With over a decade of experience in professional software development, Arnout is constantly on the lookout for tools to smoothen and simplify that process. He currently consults for Xebia, injecting the startup mentality into larger corporations in the Netherlands.