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Anselm Eickhoff - Jazz Tools

Dec 2, 2024

Anselm Eickhoff, the innovative creator behind Jazz Tools, discusses his journey of developing a framework for multiplayer, local-first applications. He shares insights on how his frustration with app development led to a focus on user-friendly design and robust data encryption for privacy. The conversation dives into the revolutionary application of cryptography, co-values for collaboration, and the complexities of schema migrations. Anselm also highlights how Jazz Tools aims to streamline development, reduce complexity, and enhance offline capabilities.

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Quick takeaways

Anselm Eickhoff emphasizes the need for a universal framework like Jazz Tools to support multiplayer and offline app capabilities.

Jazz Tools prioritizes security by ensuring user data ownership through public key cryptography and client-side encryption.

The framework's unique data structures, co-values, facilitate efficient collaborative data management, enhancing user interactions and app development agility.

Deep dives

Introduction to Jazz Tools

The creator of Jazz Tools discusses the inspiration behind the framework, initially sparked by his efforts on a Notion-like app named Garden. He realized a need for better infrastructure that inherently supports multiplayer functionality along with offline capabilities. The desire to create a universal framework for building apps emerged from the realization that existing technology struggled with these tasks. This led him to explore concepts like local-first development, which ultimately shaped the foundational principles of Jazz Tools.

Intro

5min

Building Jazz: A Framework for Multiplayer Apps with Security Focus

2min

Revolutionizing App Development with Cryptography and Client-Side Control

6min

Exploring Co-Values in Collaborative Applications

9min

Navigating Schema Migrations with Jazz

20min

Streamlining Development with Jazz Tools

11min

This week we talk to Anselm Eickhoff, a creator of Jazz Tools. Jazz is a reimagining of what the client server boundary is and how it can be used to build local first apps. Join us as we explore the next generation of local first tooling.

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