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The LoFi Movement: Building Local First Apps
Join Wes and Scott as they explore LoFi (local first) web development, delving into CRDT, Websockets, IndexedDB, SQLite, and more. Discover when Local-First shines and when it's better to steer clear in this episode packed with practical insights.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 03:18 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 04:08 What is LoFi?
- localfirst.dev
- 05:02 The Seven Ideals for Local-first.
- 05:29 1: No Spinners.
- 06:48 2: Your work is not trapped on one device.
- 07:56 3: The network is optional.
- 08:50 4: Seamless collaboration with your colleagues.
- 09:35 Oops, we for got to read 5: The Long Now.
- 09:37 6: Security and privacy by default.
- 09:45 7: You retain ultimate ownership and control.
- Actual Budget Finance App
- Ink & Switch
- 13:01 Sounds great, let's go! Not so fast, this stuff is hard.
- 14:07 The technology involved.
- 14:30 CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types).
- Wikipedia Definition
- James Long dotJS 2019 dotconfrences
- 17:48 How does it prioritize conflict resolutions?
- 19:36 Websockets.
- 20:17 IndexedDB + SQLite.
- 21:23 Service Workers.
- 22:16 The software involved.
- 25:51 The most basic LoFi application.
- 31:26 Some bigger concepts.
- 32:34 Answering some common questions.
- 35:19 Some real-world examples of LoFi.
- Habit Path by Scott Tolinski
- 37:18 What about Apple PWA nonsense?
- 38:20 This seems similar to real-time software and multiplayer.
- 38:47 Sounds like too much work.
- Triplit Fullstack Database
- Electric SQL
- Evolu
- 40:46 Some useful links.
- 43:30 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
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Wes: Dresscode.dev
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Scott: Monarch Money
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