> Can someone explain to me please why CRDTs are slow?
Author here. The main reason was that a lot of CRDT libraries were written by academics, who don't have the time, skill or interest in optimising them.
Since writing this article a few years ago, all the major CRDT libraries have gotten orders of magnitude faster.
Author here. The main reason was that a lot of CRDT libraries were written by academics, who don't have the time, skill or interest in optimising them.
Since writing this article a few years ago, all the major CRDT libraries have gotten orders of magnitude faster.