How Figma Solved the Merge Conflict Crisis

Figma faced a unique engineering crisis as its collaborative canvas grew too large for traditional version control. In this episode, we explore how the company moved away from git-centric workflows toward a custom operational transformation system to handle simultaneous edits without corruption. Lucas and Luna break down the technical trade-offs of abandoning standard merge tools, the shift in developer mindset required to trust the server, and the specific architectural decisions that allowed Figma to scale its real-time sync engine. We also look at how this decision impacted their internal developer platform and set a new standard for multiplayer software architecture.

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