A new foundational document type is on the rise: the so-called infinite canvas. Steve is the creator of tldraw, an open-source canvas toolkit. He joins Mark and Adam to discuss why the canvas might be the ultimate fully-generalized form of all digital documents; why “infinite” refers to openness and possibility rather than just available space; and why canvases create a sense of place that is suited to multiuser collaboration. Plus: smash that fork button and own this thing forever.
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Steve Ruiz @steveruizok
tldraw
MacPaint scene in Steve Jobs Movie
perfect-freehand
excalidraw
direct manipulation
Mural, Miro, FigJam
Codemirror, Prosemirror
AceEditor
Github Sponsors
Framer
Model View Controller
Framer Classic
Play
Illustrator
Hypercard
LegendKeeper, WorldAnvil
HTML Canvas
Desktop Metaphor