New sync system: faster and tons of fixes

It's been a while since our last update, but we think this was worth the wait!

While working with our beta testers to improve Legend, we hit a wall. A small number of users were having sync problems but they were not fixable within our old sync system. Plus, Legend was not as fast as our most advanced users needed, but it was already pushing the boundaries of what web apps could achieve. So we took a step back to find a better way.

In partnership with the Bravely team, we embarked on a journey to rebuild our state and sync systems from scratch. The result is our new open-source state library that's faster than every other React state library. This powers our brand-new sync engine, ensuring speed, stability, and resilience to network hiccups. It's open-source with over 2,000 stars on GitHub already, and we're continually collaborating with the open-source community to make it even better.

We've been beta testing this new sync system for six months to make sure it's 100% perfect, and we want to give the beta testers a big thank you. We couldn't have done it without you ❤️.

So, what's in it for you?

🚀 Turbocharged Performance

Load times are drastically reduced. While Legend was already fast for most people, it now loads up to 7x faster. Plus, everything is snappier now. We rebuilt the collapsing algorithm so it's instantaneous even in huge documents. Big pastes, document switching, filter changes, and loading remote changes are faster, among tons of other speed-ups. We basically tracked down everything slow that we could find and made it fast.

🔄 Sync That Just Works

Syncing is the heart of Legend and it's crucial that it be perfect. We've rebuilt it from the ground up to be flawless, no matter the circumstances. Whether you're on a shaky network, in a tunnel, or working from your underwater sealab, Legend's sync won't skip a beat. The goal is that it's so good you won't even have to think about it.

🐞 A Bug-Free Experience

While developing and beta testing the new sync system we've also been on a relentless bug-hunting expedition. We've fixed tons of glitches and inconsistencies, big and small, so you can focus on being productive without distraction.

Up Next

Now that this massive project is complete, we're going to focus on tracking down bugs and adding the little features you're asking for. This revamped core makes development easier and require less code, so we'll be able to bring you future updates much faster. We also have some big ideas that will improve the email integrations and unlock a whole host of new features, but we want to focus on tightening up the current features first.

Please let us know in the forum if you find any bugs or have any feature requests so that we can make Legend better for you 😎.