Local-First Software
Technology · 72 members
Apps that work on a plane and sync when they can.
About this space
Software that keeps working when the network does not. Sync engines, CRDTs, conflict resolution, offline storage, and the architecture decisions underneath them. People here ship real apps and post the merge conflicts that broke them, so expect schema diagrams and post-mortems rather than framework arguments.
Topics
- Sync engines
- CRDTs
- Storage
- Show your work
Recent discussions
- How do you test a sync engine against a week of messy offline edits?Question · Sync engines · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 replies
- Money is not a CRDT: how we sync a savings app for riders with patchy dataSync engines · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 replies
- CRDTs: a small thing I am quietly pleased withStorage · Sep 28, 2026 · 2 replies
- Last-write-wins is losing edits in our notes app. Worth moving to a CRDT?Question · Sync engines · Sep 27, 2026 · 8 replies
- SQLite in the browser has quietly got goodStorage · Sep 25, 2026 · 9 replies
- Offline-first expense tracker, three months of real useShow your work · Sep 13, 2026 · 6 replies
- Sync engines: how do you keep going past the interesting part?Question · Storage · Sep 5, 2026 · 11 replies
- CRDTs: the advice I had to unlearnCRDTs · Sep 4, 2026 · 4 replies
- Storage: the best money I could spend right now?Question · Show your work · Sep 1, 2026 · 3 replies
- Storage: where would you tell a beginner to start?Question · CRDTs · Aug 26, 2026 · 11 replies
- Storage: six months in, including what did not workCRDTs · Aug 20, 2026 · 2 replies
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