Our friends Johannes Schickling & James Long join us to discuss the movement of local-first, its pros and cons, the tradeoffs, and the path to the warming waters of mostly local apps.
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Featuring:
- Johannes Schickling – GitHub, X
- James Long – Website, GitHub, X
- Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
- Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Show Notes:
- James’ local-first post
- Bear - Markdown Notes
- livestorejs · GitHub
- ElectricSQL | Postgres sync engine
- Overtone
- Zero Sync
- Automerge CRDT
- Jazz - Build local-first apps
- localfirst.fm
- Ink & Switch define “Local-first software”
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