Local First Essays
and deep dives

Research and learn the how and why
of building local first applications.

Collaboration with Automerge

How Automerge handles collaboration in Local First applications.

Jan 5, 2025

Exploring the Challenges with Collaboration

Building collaborative software is challenging - here are some of the problems

Jan 4, 2025

Collaboration in Local First Applications

The History of Collaboration and what collaboration means to Local First

Jan 3, 2025

Exploring Local-First Software: Lessons from Excalidraw

Spotlighting a product driven by Local First principles for inspiration

Jan 2, 2025

From CRUD to Offline-First

Using Workbox and Dexie to make a CRUD application offline-first

Jan 1, 2025

The Challenges of Offline-First

What are some of the issues faced when developing an offline-first application?

Dec 31, 2024

Understanding Offline First

Why is offline first important to Local First applications?

Dec 30, 2024

Building a Simple Sync System

Get a basic understanding of how to build a sync system.

Dec 28, 2024

Typical CRUD Apps vs Local First

Typical CRUD apps vs Local First

Dec 27, 2024

Sync Web Apps Made Simple

Removing complexity from web applications

Dec 26, 2024

Local First for Enterprise

Thoughts on how Local First can fit into enterprise software development

Dec 3, 2024

The Heart of Local First Development

An opinionated perspective on the humanity of Local First Development

Oct 19, 2024