Pierre 'McFly' Marty
Pierre Marty is a software architect and engineer currently serving as the Tech Lead for the Twake Chat project at Linagora. Passionate about P2P networks, decentralized systems, and alternative communication means, Pierre has kept a close eye on the Matrix protocol since 2015 and is dedicated to building robust, federated software.
Session
In a comprehensive digital workspace, the ultimate measure of success for Matrix is invisibility. End-users shouldn't manage a separate Matrix profile, understand what a homeserver is, or manually exchange Matrix IDs. But how do you take a protocol designed to be the center of its own universe and cleanly relegate it to a silent, powerful chat engine under the hood of a broader platform?
This talk explores the architectural reality of "disappearing" Matrix into a cloud collaborative platform. We will explore how to hide Matrix-flavored concepts to users, and map platform-native user management or ACLs onto Matrix.
By looking at custom identity servers, and application bridges, we will share the practical engineering required to keep the protocol completely transparent to the user.