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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.

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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.

Exploring the Efficiency of Sync Engines in Data Handling

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Early Adoption of Technology

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Introduction

3min

The Evolution of Sync Engines in Modern Development

10min

Developing Local-First Kitchen AI App with Sync Engine

21min

Navigating the Trade-Offs of Early Tech Adoption

8min

Exploring the Importance of Hands-On Experience with Local-First Technology

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Exploring Efficiency and Automation in Developing Local-First Applications

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The guest of this episode is Kyle Matthews, who, in the past, founded Gatsby JS and is currently delving into local-first software.
In the conversation, Kyle shares his experiences in building some small-scale local-first apps for his personal use and discusses how the utilization of a data syncing engine liberates significant development time.

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

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Transition from Imperative to Declarative Data Handling

Building Local First Apps and Benefits of Sync Engines

Innovation in Modern Software Engineering Tools

Challenges and Opportunities in Local First Approach

Exploring the Efficiency of Sync Engines in Data Handling

Early Adoption of Technology

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