http://simonwillison.net/2026-03-22T18:57:32+00:00Simon Willison2026-03-22T18:57:32+00:002026-03-22T18:57:32+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/22/manyana/#atom-tag

<p><strong>Tool:</strong> <a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/manyana">Merge State Visualizer</a></p> <p>Bram Cohen wrote about his <a href="https://bramcohen.com/p/manyana">coherent vision for the future of version control</a> using CRDTs, illustrated by <a href="https://github.com/bramcohen/manyana/blob/main/manyana.py">470 lines of Python</a>.</p> <p>I fed that Python (minus comments) into Claude and asked for <a href="https://claude.ai/share/8ce777cd-c7c3-4656-a45e-acbf66bf994b">an explanation</a>, then had it use Pyodide to build me an interactive UI for seeing how the algorithms work.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/bram-cohen">bram-cohen</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/vcs">vcs</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/crdt">crdt</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pyodide">pyodide</a></p>

2007-07-17T22:29:17+00:002007-07-17T22:29:17+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Jul/17/wincent/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100418063812/https://www.wincent.com/a/about/wincent/weblog/archives/2007/07/a_look_back_bra.php">A look back: Bram Cohen vs Linus Torvalds</a></strong></p> Makes the case that Git has proved Linus Torvald correct on every point of his infamous debate with Bram Cohen back in 2005. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/2005">2005</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/bram-cohen">bram-cohen</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/debate">debate</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/git">git</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/linus-torvalds">linus-torvalds</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/version-control">version-control</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wincent-colaiuta">wincent-colaiuta</a></p>

2004-02-20T03:38:08+00:002004-02-20T03:38:08+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2004/Feb/20/codeville/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://bitconjurer.org/codeville/">Codeville</a></strong></p> Not content with revolutionising file distribution, Bram “BitTorrent” Cohen has his sights set on CVS. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://zephyrfalcon.org/weblog/arch_d7_2004_02_14.html">Tao of the Machine</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/bram-cohen">bram-cohen</a></p>