Realtime

When we initiated the Slate project, our vision was to create software with integrated real-time collaboration features, enabling people to work together seamlessly. After searching the market, we couldn't find any existing products that adequately met our requirements. Consequently, we decided to develop our own solution. From the beginning, we made the strategic choice to build Realtime as a standalone product, ensuring that its benefits could extend beyond Slate and serve other projects as well.

As we delved into development, we soon discovered that creating real-time software solutions involves numerous complexities. These challenges include ensuring scalability, managing data mutations, resolving conflicts, and implementing real-time algorithms, among others. To illustrate the magnitude of these challenges, consider Figma, which spent two years rewriting their software to incorporate real-time functionality due to these intricate requirements.

We named our creation "Realtime" and developed it as a comprehensive solution. It comprises several components: a software package available as @inrealtime/react on npm, a user-friendly dashboard for subscription management and usage analytics, detailed documentation, and the core service itself. The backend is built on Cloudflare Durable Objects, which powers our robust real-time engine. We take great pride in Realtime, as it surpasses existing market solutions in both power and ease of use, offering developers a superior tool for implementing real-time features in their applications.