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#16 – Anselm Eickhoff: Jazz

Oct 23, 2024
Anselm Eickhoff, creator of Jazz and founder of Garden Computing, delves into the revolutionary 'local-first' tech landscape. He discusses Jazz’s role in app development, emphasizing user trust and collaboration. The conversation showcases various innovative applications of Jazz, exploring challenges in data synchronization and user permissions. Anselm also reflects on the power of small teams in tech innovation, drawing parallels between jazz music and decentralized web ecosystems, while sharing insights from nature that echo the web’s evolution.
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Quick takeaways

  • Jazz is a local-first web application framework that emphasizes user data storage on the client side, enhancing collaboration and user trust.
  • The framework simplifies the development process by integrating user identity and permission management directly within front-end code, reducing backend complexities.

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Introduction to Jazz and Local First Software

Jazz is presented as a framework designed for building web applications with a focus on local-first principles, which prioritize user data storage on the client's device while enabling seamless sharing and collaboration. Anselm Eickhoff, the creator of Jazz, shares his journey of developing a modern music app and how it led him to discover the limitations of traditional web app development that spurred the creation of Jazz. The framework allows developers to leverage their front-end coding skills to create applications that handle user identity, permissions, and data synchronization without requiring complex backend infrastructure. This approach addresses the pain points experienced by developers who frequently deal with repetitive tasks like user authentication and data sharing among users.

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