Although the title of this post starts with “CRDTs” (for maximal alliterative effect), it is in fact the other two (community and contributing back) which are way more important to me. Sometimes it takes a conference, a substantial chunk of time away from the desk, to step back and re-calibrate our perspectives: to really appreciate the sheer breadth of good work taking place within the community.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-07-14_user-2026-warsaw/