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Local-first apps with ElectricSQL with James Arthur

Dec 20, 2023

James Arthur, Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricSQL, discusses local-first development and how ElectricSQL enables building local-first apps on Postgres. Topics include benefits of local-first development, challenges of multi-user concurrency, type-safe data access client, real-time sync with a database schema, applications of ElectricSQL, and next milestones and challenges.

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Quick takeaways

Local-first development prioritizes removing the network, resulting in instant reactivity, offline capabilities, and active conflict-free data sync.

Electric SQL enables real-time bidirectional data sync between Postgres and local embedded databases, improving user experience and supporting various use cases.

Deep dives

Local-first development improves user experience and data ownership

Local-first development is a pattern for building applications that prioritizes removing the network from the interaction path. By having the application code directly interact with a local embedded database, developers can achieve instant reactivity, zero latency, and offline capabilities. This pattern allows for active conflict-free data sync, enabling multi-user collaboration. The local-first approach not only improves the user experience and reliability of applications but also addresses ethical issues related to data ownership and privacy in cloud-based systems.

Introduction

4min

Local-First Apps and Data Synchronization

12min

Exploring the History of Distributed Systems and Introducing ElectricSQL

2min

Building a Type-Safe Data Access Client and Real-Time Sync with a Database Schema

6min

Exploring the Applications of ElectricSQL

2min

Next Milestones and Challenges

10min

With the rise of the popularity of local-first, James Arthur, Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricSQL, gives a deep dive on local-first development and how ElectricSQL enables developers to build local-first apps on Postgres.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thruflo
https://twitter.com/thruflo
https://fosstodon.org/@thruflo
https://electric-sql.com
https://github.com/electric-sql/electric
https://discord.com/invite/B7kHGwDcbj
https://twitter.com/ElectricSQL

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