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#5 – Kyle Mathews: Benefits of using a sync engine, personal local-first apps, ElectricSQL

Mar 13, 2024
Kyle Matthews discusses the benefits of using a sync engine for building local-first apps, talks about his experiences in developing personal apps, and explores the challenges and advantages of adopting new technology in the app development space.
46:40

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  • Utilizing a data syncing engine saves significant development time in building local-first apps.
  • Transitioning from manual data requests to declarative data declaration simplifies the syncing process, improving data handling and subscription updates.

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Transition from Imperative to Declarative Data Handling

Moving from imperative requests to declarative data declaration allows for easier data handling and subscription updates, streamlining the data fetching process. This shift from manual data requests to declaring needed data for each page simplifies the syncing process, eliminating complexity in subscribing to updates.

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