> Personally, I'm convinced the technologies in this ecosystem (CRDTs, etc) are really powerful and can do more to decentralize software than many web3 technologies that currently receive much of the hype.
100% agree! Web3 is really only tackling monetary instruments, which is interesting but very narrow. The majority of apps people need don't require global consensus, and it's too slow and expensive anyway. Yet, there's so much interesting stuff that can be decentralized/federated.
> Matrix takes care of a lot of stuff: Authentication, E2EE, federation, hosting, etc. - so I can focus on the client.
This is great to hear! What else besides CRDTs do you think is needed in order for matrix to be a platform for general purpose apps like this?
Thanks! Personally, I’m looking forward to stronger / cleaner (TypeScript) sdks with for example easier auth and e2ee key management. I heard this is on their roadmap for this year, so that’s pretty exciting!
100% agree! Web3 is really only tackling monetary instruments, which is interesting but very narrow. The majority of apps people need don't require global consensus, and it's too slow and expensive anyway. Yet, there's so much interesting stuff that can be decentralized/federated.
> Matrix takes care of a lot of stuff: Authentication, E2EE, federation, hosting, etc. - so I can focus on the client.
This is great to hear! What else besides CRDTs do you think is needed in order for matrix to be a platform for general purpose apps like this?