Challenges and Strategies in Updating Local-First Applications

The chapter explores the complexities of updating local-first applications, highlighting the evolution of data schema, handling breaking changes, and incorporating migration scripts. It emphasizes the benefits of combining local and cloud data for improved performance and flexibility, drawing lessons from established apps like WhatsApp. The discussion underscores the similarities between backend database management and local-first solutions, shedding light on the challenges and trade-offs in software development.