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Local-first software (2019)

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869 points gasull | 1 comments | 05 Jul 25 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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monkeyelite ◴[05 Jul 25 22:59 UTC] No.44476235[source]▶
There is no reason for every application to have its own sync platform. I suspect this framing came out of mobile apps where there is no composability or modularity between programs.

If you really embrace "local first" just use the file system, and the user can choose from many solutions like git, box, etc.

I hate signing up for your sync just as much as any other SAAS, but it's even more opaque and likely to break.

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1. hidelooktropic ◴[05 Jul 25 23:07 UTC] No.44476282[source]▶
I mostly agree with this, but sometimes it's not that simple in practice. I created an app that did exactly this and it resulted in inevitable file conflicts because I couldn't negotiate between the clients when a file should be allowed for editing.