How dropbox, Google drive work technically? 1 points by karan_dev 9y ago ↗ HN I want to know how data synchronisation on different devices actually work? If i want to make project on it how should i approach it.
[–] alderz 9y ago ↗ You might want to take a look into partial persistence data structures https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_data_structureThe idea is that every change creates a new revision and then you can update the other devices or roll-back previous versions.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threadThe idea is that every change creates a new revision and then you can update the other devices or roll-back previous versions.