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Research project Livelymerge explores real-time collaborative programming kernels
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Livelymerge is a research effort testing collaborative programming kernels inspired by Lively Kernel and Squeak/Smalltalk models
Collaborative programming kernels could change how teams work on live codebases, but research projects rarely become production tools. The trade-offs between real-time sync, performance, and local state remain unsolved for most use cases. Engineers evaluating such systems should watch for concrete adoption beyond experimental setups
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Livelymerge investigates real-time collaboration in programming kernels, not just editor-level sync
The project draws inspiration from Lively Kernel and Squeak/Smalltalk environments
Current research notes focus on performance, object models, and local state challenges
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