localfirst.fm Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/localfirstfm A podcast about local-first software development © 2026 localfirst.fm d7cbe4d3-c27d-549e-a5e2-d10bd9675a89 yes en Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:29:23 -0700 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:32:25 -0700 https://www.localfirst.fm https://img.transistorcdn.com/yvjlnfmDdrXDahawhDPEpKoMyWSYuFeetlJUlr5nulo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3NjMxLzE3MDUy/NTkzMTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg localfirst.fm https://www.localfirst.fm episodic localfirst.fm A podcast about local-first software development A podcast about local-first software development. localfirst, webdev, software, Johannes Schickling hello@localfirst.fm No No Special: Local-First Conf 2026 10003 10003 Special: Local-First Conf 2026 bonus a2191b91-16ce-425e-8657-21a617bfc960 https://localfirst.fm/bonus10003 CfP for Local-first Conf 2026 is open. Adam and Johannes discuss this year’s conference themes.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No Special: Announcing SyncConf 2025 10002 10002 Special: Announcing SyncConf 2025 bonus 7edeef42-45d1-4a5e-bb88-cb54aeb5d189 https://localfirst.fm/bonus10002 In this special episode, together with Adam Wiggins and James Arthur, we’re excited to announce the first Sync Conf in San Francisco in November.

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]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:16:02 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 2350 In this special episode, together with Adam Wiggins and James Arthur, we’re excited to announce the first Sync Conf in San Francisco in November.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #26 – Adam Fish: Ditto, Realm 26 26 #26 – Adam Fish: Ditto, Realm full acc59576-1545-49de-8551-82b0be3948f5 https://localfirst.fm/26 The guest of this episode is Adam Fish, co-founder and CEO of Ditto, a end-to-end syncing platform with a focus on resilient connectivity. In this conversation Adam shares the origin story of Ditto, his prior related work on Realm and the hard networking problems that Ditto is solving.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Adam Fish, co-founder and CEO of Ditto, a end-to-end syncing platform with a focus on resilient connectivity. In this conversation Adam shares the origin story of Ditto, his prior related work on Realm and the hard networking problems that Ditto is solving.

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]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:16:51 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3801 The guest of this episode is Adam Fish, co-founder and CEO of Ditto, a end-to-end syncing platform with a focus on resilient connectivity. In this conversation Adam shares the origin story of Ditto, his prior related work on Realm and the hard networking problems that Ditto is solving.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #25 – Tanner Linsley: TanStack DB 25 25 #25 – Tanner Linsley: TanStack DB full 28d6dc67-c1d1-472a-8789-dc5eb34a8543 https://localfirst.fm/25 The guest of this episode is Tanner Linsley, creator of the TanStack ecosystem including projects such as React Query and TanStack Router. This episode will talk about the newest project, TanStack DB and explore the problems it’s trying to solve and how it works.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Tanner Linsley, creator of the TanStack ecosystem including projects such as React Query and TanStack Router. This episode will talk about the newest project, TanStack DB and explore the problems it’s trying to solve and how it works.

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]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 04:27:54 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3636 The guest of this episode is Tanner Linsley, creator of the TanStack ecosystem including projects such as React Query and TanStack Router. This episode will talk about the newest project, TanStack DB and explore the problems it’s trying to solve and how it works.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #24 – Ben Holmes: Astro, Simple Sync Engine & Warp 24 24 #24 – Ben Holmes: Astro, Simple Sync Engine & Warp full 69c520d9-3c2e-4121-9950-ad1d36e9e6f6 https://localfirst.fm/24 The guest of this episode is Ben Holmes, a senior web developer and educator known for his whiteboard videos. After having spent most of his career building server-centric applications, Ben recently explored local-first software by building a simple sync engine which we talk through in-depth. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Ben Holmes, a senior web developer and educator known for his whiteboard videos. After having spent most of his career building server-centric applications, Ben recently explored local-first software by building a simple sync engine which we talk through in-depth. 

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]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 04:30:27 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4265 The guest of this episode is Ben Holmes, a senior web developer and educator known for his whiteboard videos. After having spent most of his career building server-centric applications, Ben recently explored local-first software by building a simple sync engine which we talk through in-depth. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #23 – Sujay Jayakar: Dropbox, Convex 23 23 #23 – Sujay Jayakar: Dropbox, Convex full ce7a5627-def1-4391-a36d-05914c983ec7 https://localfirst.fm/23 This episode's guest is Sujay Jayakar, co-founder of Convex and early engineer at Dropbox. In this conversation, Sujay shares the story of how the sync engine powering Dropbox was initially built and later redesigned to address all sorts of distributed systems problems 

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]]> This episode's guest is Sujay Jayakar, co-founder of Convex and early engineer at Dropbox. In this conversation, Sujay shares the story of how the sync engine powering Dropbox was initially built and later redesigned to address all sorts of distributed systems problems 

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]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:31:41 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4095 This episode's guest is Sujay Jayakar, co-founder of Convex and early engineer at Dropbox. In this conversation, Sujay shares the story of how the sync engine powering Dropbox was initially built and later redesigned to address all sorts of distributed systems problems 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #22 – Paul Butler: Jamsocket 22 22 #22 – Paul Butler: Jamsocket full 1f3f68a6-4170-4d9f-ad85-bdf4596c1c9f https://localfirst.fm/22 The guest of this episodeis Paul Butler, founder of Jamsocket and creator of the Y-Sweet project. This conversation will delve into building vs buying a sync engine and explore the various projects behind Jamsocket including Plane, Y-Sweet and ForeverVM.

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]]> The guest of this episodeis Paul Butler, founder of Jamsocket and creator of the Y-Sweet project. This conversation will delve into building vs buying a sync engine and explore the various projects behind Jamsocket including Plane, Y-Sweet and ForeverVM.

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]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:33:42 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3904 The guest of this episodeis Paul Butler, founder of Jamsocket and creator of the Y-Sweet project. This conversation will delve into building vs buying a sync engine and explore the various projects behind Jamsocket including Plane, Y-Sweet and ForeverVM.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #21 – Seph Gentle: Google Wave, eg-walker, creativity, AI 21 21 #21 – Seph Gentle: Google Wave, eg-walker, creativity, AI full 1e414239-5ff7-4dac-af6e-df15dc5e178d https://localfirst.fm/21 The guest of this episode is Seph Gentle, a prolific software researcher who is behind projects such as the new eg-walker paper and ShareJS, one of the oldest local-first open source projects. Before, Seph also co-created Google Wave over 10 years ago which will be explored in-depth in this episode.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Seph Gentle, a prolific software researcher who is behind projects such as the new eg-walker paper and ShareJS, one of the oldest local-first open source projects. Before, Seph also co-created Google Wave over 10 years ago which will be explored in-depth in this episode.

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]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:34:59 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 5386 The guest of this episode is Seph Gentle, a prolific software researcher who is behind projects such as the new eg-walker paper and ShareJS, one of the oldest local-first open source projects. Before, Seph also co-created Google Wave over 10 years ago which will be explored in-depth in this episode.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #20 – Adam Wulf: Muse 20 20 #20 – Adam Wulf: Muse full e4331c04-3259-4bd4-9b1c-52193482fe0e https://localfirst.fm/20 The guest of this episode is Adam Wulf, the engineer and solopreneur behind Muse, a local-first canvas-based tool for thought. This conversation will get trough the evolution of Muse as a product, company and people who made it, reflecting on the joys and struggles of building software as a team of one. Later, the conversation will dive deep into topics such as analytics and distribution of a local-first app. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Adam Wulf, the engineer and solopreneur behind Muse, a local-first canvas-based tool for thought. This conversation will get trough the evolution of Muse as a product, company and people who made it, reflecting on the joys and struggles of building software as a team of one. Later, the conversation will dive deep into topics such as analytics and distribution of a local-first app. 

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]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:31:21 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 5598 The guest of this episode is Adam Wulf, the engineer and solopreneur behind Muse, a local-first canvas-based tool for thought. This conversation will get trough the evolution of Muse as a product, company and people who made it, reflecting on the joys and struggles of building software as a team of one. Later, the conversation will dive deep into topics such as analytics and distribution of a local-first app. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #19 – Brooklyn Zelenka: UCAN, Beehive, Beelay 19 19 #19 – Brooklyn Zelenka: UCAN, Beehive, Beelay full 76ff52fe-60e1-46d3-823e-c2cbfed43f8d https://localfirst.fm/19 The guest of this episode is Brooklyn Zelenka, a local-first researcher and creator of various projects including UCAN and Beehive. This conversation, will go deep on authorization and access control in a decentralized, local-first environment and explore this topic by learning about UCAN and Beehive. Later, the conversation will also diving into Beelay, a new generic sync server implementation developed by Ink & Switch. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Brooklyn Zelenka, a local-first researcher and creator of various projects including UCAN and Beehive. This conversation, will go deep on authorization and access control in a decentralized, local-first environment and explore this topic by learning about UCAN and Beehive. Later, the conversation will also diving into Beelay, a new generic sync server implementation developed by Ink & Switch. 

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]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:40:24 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4270 The guest of this episode is Brooklyn Zelenka, a local-first researcher and creator of various projects including UCAN and Beehive. This conversation, will go deep on authorization and access control in a decentralized, local-first environment and explore this topic by learning about UCAN and Beehive. Later, the conversation will also diving into Beelay, a new generic sync server implementation developed by Ink & Switch. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No Special episode: Apps vs Files with Gordon Brander, Peter van Hardenberg & Jess Martin. 10001 10001 Special episode: Apps vs Files with Gordon Brander, Peter van Hardenberg & Jess Martin. bonus c0b87847-0558-4a0f-bec4-92aa8cb3bfe3 https://localfirst.fm/bonus10001 This is a special episode which was recorded as a Twitter space conversation between Gordon Brander, Peter Van Hardenberg, and Jess Martin.
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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #18 – James Arthur: ElectricSQL, read-path syncing, PGLite 18 18 #18 – James Arthur: ElectricSQL, read-path syncing, PGLite full d71ef153-fff5-4f77-a596-a5035d8c4610 https://localfirst.fm/18 The guest of this episode is James Arthur, founder and CEO of Electric SQL, a Postgres-centric sync engine for local-first apps. This conversation will dive deep into how Electric works and explore its design decisions such as read-path syncing and using HTTP as the network layer to improve scalability. Towards the end we are also covering PGLite, a new Postgres in WASM project by Electric. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is James Arthur, founder and CEO of Electric SQL, a Postgres-centric sync engine for local-first apps. This conversation will dive deep into how Electric works and explore its design decisions such as read-path syncing and using HTTP as the network layer to improve scalability. Towards the end we are also covering PGLite, a new Postgres in WASM project by Electric. 

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]]> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:44:50 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3993 The guest of this episode is James Arthur, founder and CEO of Electric SQL, a Postgres-centric sync engine for local-first apps. This conversation will dive deep into how Electric works and explore its design decisions such as read-path syncing and using HTTP as the network layer to improve scalability. Towards the end we are also covering PGLite, a new Postgres in WASM project by Electric. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #17 – Kyle Simpson: Local-first identity 17 17 #17 – Kyle Simpson: Local-first identity full 239433b0-46c2-41a7-b950-6d9ec48ff6e4 https://localfirst.fm/17 The guest of this episode is Kyle Simpson, a prolific JavaScript engineer and author of the book You Don’t Know JS. Over the past years, Kyle has been researching user identity and encryption in a local-first context which we explore in depth in this episode. This conversation will dive into the story that led Kyle to local-first including what he calls Web 2.5 and Zero Servers.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Kyle Simpson, a prolific JavaScript engineer and author of the book You Don’t Know JS. Over the past years, Kyle has been researching user identity and encryption in a local-first context which we explore in depth in this episode. This conversation will dive into the story that led Kyle to local-first including what he calls Web 2.5 and Zero Servers.

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]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:02:50 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 5530 The guest of this episode is Kyle Simpson, a prolific JavaScript engineer and author of the book You Don’t Know JS. Over the past years, Kyle has been researching user identity and encryption in a local-first context which we explore in depth in this episode. This conversation will dive into the story that led Kyle to local-first including what he calls Web 2.5 and Zero Servers.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #16 – Anselm Eickhoff: Jazz 16 16 #16 – Anselm Eickhoff: Jazz full 6a305f14-3eb8-4a94-ae2e-7c860d550c92 https://localfirst.fm/16 The guest of this episode is Anselm Eickhoff, creator of Jazz and founder of Garden Computing. This conversation will dive deep into Jazz to learn how it works and which use cases it’s a good fit for by exploring various apps already built on top of Jazz. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Anselm Eickhoff, creator of Jazz and founder of Garden Computing. This conversation will dive deep into Jazz to learn how it works and which use cases it’s a good fit for by exploring various apps already built on top of Jazz. 

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]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:58:22 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4413 The guest of this episode is Anselm Eickhoff, creator of Jazz and founder of Garden Computing. This conversation will dive deep into Jazz to learn how it works and which use cases it’s a good fit for by exploring various apps already built on top of Jazz. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #15 – Tuomas Artman: Linear, sync engines, rethought startup MVP 15 15 #15 – Tuomas Artman: Linear, sync engines, rethought startup MVP full 709d3448-5b07-4e8f-af2c-851e364506fb https://localfirst.fm/15 The guest of this episode is Tuomas Artman, co-founder and CTO of Linear. Prior to Linear, Tuomas had already built sync engines for over a decade at companies like Groupon and Uber. This conversation will explore how local-first and software quality was crucial for Linear’s success and how the concept of a startup MVP should be rethought. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Tuomas Artman, co-founder and CTO of Linear. Prior to Linear, Tuomas had already built sync engines for over a decade at companies like Groupon and Uber. This conversation will explore how local-first and software quality was crucial for Linear’s success and how the concept of a startup MVP should be rethought. 

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]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:13 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3678 The guest of this episode is Tuomas Artman, co-founder and CTO of Linear. Prior to Linear, Tuomas had already built sync engines for over a decade at companies like Groupon and Uber. This conversation will explore how local-first and software quality was crucial for Linear’s success and how the concept of a startup MVP should be rethought. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #14 – Matthew Weidner: Architectures for Central Server Collaboration 14 14 #14 – Matthew Weidner: Architectures for Central Server Collaboration full ed438017-4989-4848-8d49-49d04b7e60ad https://localfirst.fm/14 The guest of this episode is Matthew Weidner, a computer science PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University focussing on distributed systems and local-first software. Matthew has recently published an extensive blog post about architectures for central server collaboration which is explored in depth in this conversation comparing different approaches such as CRDTs and event sourcing.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Matthew Weidner, a computer science PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University focussing on distributed systems and local-first software. Matthew has recently published an extensive blog post about architectures for central server collaboration which is explored in depth in this conversation comparing different approaches such as CRDTs and event sourcing.

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]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:39:37 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3446 The guest of this episode is Matthew Weidner, a computer science PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University focussing on distributed systems and local-first software. Matthew has recently published an extensive blog post about architectures for central server collaboration which is explored in depth in this conversation comparing different approaches such as CRDTs and event sourcing.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #13 – Maggie Appleton: Barefoot Developers, AI, end-user programming 13 13 #13 – Maggie Appleton: Barefoot Developers, AI, end-user programming full 93ae0d00-5767-4ca2-816e-30c8f97bc4f5 https://localfirst.fm/13 The guest of this episode is Maggie Appleton, a designer, anthropologist and developer who has recently explored the world of local-first by giving the closing keynote at the last local-first conf. This conversation will dive into the topics of her talk including home cooked software, the idea behind barefoot developers and how AI complements local-first software development. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Maggie Appleton, a designer, anthropologist and developer who has recently explored the world of local-first by giving the closing keynote at the last local-first conf. This conversation will dive into the topics of her talk including home cooked software, the idea behind barefoot developers and how AI complements local-first software development. 

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]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:44:36 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3907 The guest of this episode is Maggie Appleton, a designer, anthropologist and developer who has recently explored the world of local-first by giving the closing keynote at the last local-first conf. This conversation will dive into the topics of her talk including home cooked software, the idea behind barefoot developers and how AI complements local-first software development. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #12 – James Pearce: Tinybase 12 12 #12 – James Pearce: Tinybase full 205dde9d-3a25-496a-973b-e1f5d1112156 https://localfirst.fm/12 The guest of this episode is James Pearce, the author of Tinybase, a reactive data store library for local-first apps. This conversation will explore how Tinybase works including its custom query system, the various persistence and syncing integrations as well as James’ plans for the future. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is James Pearce, the author of Tinybase, a reactive data store library for local-first apps. This conversation will explore how Tinybase works including its custom query system, the various persistence and syncing integrations as well as James’ plans for the future. 

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]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:37:45 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4342 The guest of this episode is James Pearce, the author of Tinybase, a reactive data store library for local-first apps. This conversation will explore how Tinybase works including its custom query system, the various persistence and syncing integrations as well as James’ plans for the future. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #11 – Adam Wiggins: Local-first Conf 2024 11 11 #11 – Adam Wiggins: Local-first Conf 2024 full 9ca77d29-663b-4793-bdab-055d6c5cff91 https://localfirst.fm/11 The guest of this episode is Adam Wiggins, who is the founder of Heroku and one of the co-authors of the local-first essay by Ink & Switch. As Adam is also a co-organizer of the first local-first conference, this conversation will reflect on the event, share our learnings and discuss a couple of key topics such as a new definition of local-first software. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Adam Wiggins, who is the founder of Heroku and one of the co-authors of the local-first essay by Ink & Switch. As Adam is also a co-organizer of the first local-first conference, this conversation will reflect on the event, share our learnings and discuss a couple of key topics such as a new definition of local-first software. 

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]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:06:47 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3746 The guest of this episode is Adam Wiggins, who is the founder of Heroku and one of the co-authors of the local-first essay by Ink & Switch. As Adam is also a co-organizer of the first local-first conference, this conversation will reflect on the event, share our learnings and discuss a couple of key topics such as a new definition of local-first software. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #10 – Matt Wonlaw: cr-sqlite, syncing strategies and incremental view maintenance 10 10 #10 – Matt Wonlaw: cr-sqlite, syncing strategies and incremental view maintenance full 42c2963a-9804-43fc-87fb-3a160367b9e1 https://localfirst.fm/10 The guest of this episode is Matt Wonlaw, a prolific local-first tool builder who’s behind projects such as Vlcn, cr-sqlite and Materialite. Most recently Matt also joined Rocicorp to work on their new product. This conversation will go deep on his projects covering CRDTs, SQLite and incremental view maintenance.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Matt Wonlaw, a prolific local-first tool builder who’s behind projects such as Vlcn, cr-sqlite and Materialite. Most recently Matt also joined Rocicorp to work on their new product. This conversation will go deep on his projects covering CRDTs, SQLite and incremental view maintenance.

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]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:53:53 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3816 The guest of this episode is Matt Wonlaw, a prolific local-first tool builder who’s behind projects such as Vlcn, cr-sqlite and Materialite. Most recently Matt also joined Rocicorp to work on their new product. This conversation will go deep on his projects covering CRDTs, SQLite and incremental view maintenance.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #9 – Dax Raad: Local-First SaaS 9 9 #9 – Dax Raad: Local-First SaaS full 54a1f3c1-d946-4c2d-84df-c39836274258 https://localfirst.fm/9 The guest of this episode is Dax Raad, who is using local-first in multiple projects including the serverless deployment tool SST.dev, a healthcare app and an upcoming personal finance app. This conversation will explore how local-first simplifies app development, the UX and data patterns he used on and how self-hosting could empower local-first apps.


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]]> The guest of this episode is Dax Raad, who is using local-first in multiple projects including the serverless deployment tool SST.dev, a healthcare app and an upcoming personal finance app. This conversation will explore how local-first simplifies app development, the UX and data patterns he used on and how self-hosting could empower local-first apps.


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]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 06:01:07 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3775 The guest of this episode is Dax Raad, who is using local-first in multiple projects including the serverless deployment tool SST.dev, a healthcare app and an upcoming personal finance app. This conversation will explore how local-first simplifies app development, the UX and data patterns he used on and how self-hosting could empower local-first apps.


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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #8 – Pirijan Ketheswaran: Kinopio, Canvas-based tools, being a solo developer 8 8 #8 – Pirijan Ketheswaran: Kinopio, Canvas-based tools, being a solo developer full 702a5a02-24a8-46ff-9ae5-55bbc9874b9e https://localfirst.fm/8 The guest of this episode is Pirijan Ketheswaran, the creator of the Kinopio, a playful, canvas-based tool for thought. He is also the co-creator of the online IDE Glitch. This conversation will go trough his journey as a creative including his time at Fog Creek and later building Kinopio as a solo developer.


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]]> The guest of this episode is Pirijan Ketheswaran, the creator of the Kinopio, a playful, canvas-based tool for thought. He is also the co-creator of the online IDE Glitch. This conversation will go trough his journey as a creative including his time at Fog Creek and later building Kinopio as a solo developer.


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]]> Thu, 02 May 2024 06:06:34 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3402 The guest of this episode is Pirijan Ketheswaran, the creator of the Kinopio, a playful, canvas-based tool for thought. He is also the co-creator of the online IDE Glitch. This conversation will go trough his journey as a creative including his time at Fog Creek and later building Kinopio as a solo developer.


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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #7 – James Long: Actual Budget, Hybrid Logical Clocks & Absurd-SQL 7 7 #7 – James Long: Actual Budget, Hybrid Logical Clocks & Absurd-SQL full 50bebcc1-0263-4b86-8af0-20f02cb62344 https://localfirst.fm/7 The guest of this episode is James Long, the creator of local-first app called Actual Budget and the absurd-sql project which helped to pave the way to bring SQLite back to the browser. This conversation will explore his journey of building Actual Budget including implementing a syncing solution from scratch and expanding from an Electron app to mobile and the web while re-using most of the code. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is James Long, the creator of local-first app called Actual Budget and the absurd-sql project which helped to pave the way to bring SQLite back to the browser. This conversation will explore his journey of building Actual Budget including implementing a syncing solution from scratch and expanding from an Electron app to mobile and the web while re-using most of the code. 

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]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:00:35 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 5651 The guest of this episode is James Long, the creator of local-first app called Actual Budget and the absurd-sql project which helped to pave the way to bring SQLite back to the browser. This conversation will explore his journey of building Actual Budget including implementing a syncing solution from scratch and expanding from an Electron app to mobile and the web while re-using most of the code. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #6 – Rasmus Andersson: Playbit, Software Quality, Data Models Tradeoffs 6 6 #6 – Rasmus Andersson: Playbit, Software Quality, Data Models Tradeoffs full 7591f380-feb4-4bd9-807c-24c3ff80b23b https://localfirst.fm/6 The guest of this episode is Rasmus Anderson, who helped to build many monumental products such as Spotify, Dropbox and Figma and is now working on Playbit, a local-first operating system built from scratch. 
This extended conversation will go deep on software quality, the tradeoffs of different data models and the importance of the web for modern applications. 

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]]> The guest of this episode is Rasmus Anderson, who helped to build many monumental products such as Spotify, Dropbox and Figma and is now working on Playbit, a local-first operating system built from scratch. 
This extended conversation will go deep on software quality, the tradeoffs of different data models and the importance of the web for modern applications. 

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]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:39:48 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 6224 The guest of this episode is Rasmus Anderson, who helped to build many monumental products such as Spotify, Dropbox and Figma and is now working on Playbit, a local-first operating system built from scratch. 
This extended conversation will go deep on software quality, the tradeoffs of different data models and the importance of the web for modern applications. 

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #5 – Kyle Mathews: Benefits of using a sync engine, personal local-first apps, ElectricSQL 5 5 #5 – Kyle Mathews: Benefits of using a sync engine, personal local-first apps, ElectricSQL full 127b0b87-0ff9-487a-a51c-af1312ac50cc https://localfirst.fm/5 The guest of this episode is Kyle Matthews, who, in the past, founded Gatsby JS and is currently delving into local-first software. 
In the conversation, Kyle shares his experiences in building some small-scale local-first apps for his personal use and discusses how the utilization of a data syncing engine liberates significant development time.

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]]> The guest of this episode is Kyle Matthews, who, in the past, founded Gatsby JS and is currently delving into local-first software. 
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]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:01:57 -0700 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 2800 The guest of this episode is Kyle Matthews, who, in the past, founded Gatsby JS and is currently delving into local-first software. 
In the conversation, Kyle shares his experiences in building some small-scale local-first apps for his personal use and discusses how the utilization of a data syncing engine liberates significant development time.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #4 – Martin Kleppmann: CRDTs, Automerge, generic syncing servers & Bluesky 4 4 #4 – Martin Kleppmann: CRDTs, Automerge, generic syncing servers & Bluesky full 98ffde39-240d-4a44-9252-4c692ed5c0be https://localfirst.fm/4 The guest of this episode, Martin Kleppmann, is one of the authors of the original local-first essay. Martin has been exploring local-first software and CRDTs for over 10 years, which has led to the creation of Automerge, which we discuss in depth in this episode. This episode is also exploring the ideas of generic sync servers and the impact this technology could have on local-first software in the future.

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]]> The guest of this episode, Martin Kleppmann, is one of the authors of the original local-first essay. Martin has been exploring local-first software and CRDTs for over 10 years, which has led to the creation of Automerge, which we discuss in depth in this episode. This episode is also exploring the ideas of generic sync servers and the impact this technology could have on local-first software in the future.

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]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:56:16 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3863 The guest of this episode, Martin Kleppmann, is one of the authors of the original local-first essay. Martin has been exploring local-first software and CRDTs for over 10 years, which has led to the creation of Automerge, which we discuss in depth in this episode. This episode is also exploring the ideas of generic sync servers and the impact this technology could have on local-first software in the future.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #3 – Geoffrey Litt: Malleable software, local state management & Riffle 3 3 #3 – Geoffrey Litt: Malleable software, local state management & Riffle full b9309ba3-62ba-4025-829b-29bbce8280b8 https://localfirst.fm/3 In this episode we talk about Geoffrey's background in malleable software and how relational databases can be leveraged to build better web apps and improve data ownership. A topic he extensively investigates through the Riffle research project.

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]]> In this episode we talk about Geoffrey's background in malleable software and how relational databases can be leveraged to build better web apps and improve data ownership. A topic he extensively investigates through the Riffle research project.

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]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:28:24 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3956 In this episode we talk about Geoffrey's background in malleable software and how relational databases can be leveraged to build better web apps and improve data ownership. A topic he extensively investigates through the Riffle research project.

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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #2 – Aaron Boodman: From Google Gears to Replicache & Reflect.net 2 2 #2 – Aaron Boodman: From Google Gears to Replicache & Reflect.net full 8038c802-5ad2-4141-b431-857a56804c9b https://localfirst.fm/2 In this episode we talk about Aaron's history in local-first, which goes back to 2008 with the release of Google Gears – the first time sqlite was added to the browser - and his perspective on where we're at now and why local-first is finally happening.


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]]> In this episode we talk about Aaron's history in local-first, which goes back to 2008 with the release of Google Gears – the first time sqlite was added to the browser - and his perspective on where we're at now and why local-first is finally happening.


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]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:52:26 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 3015 In this episode we talk about Aaron's history in local-first, which goes back to 2008 with the release of Google Gears – the first time sqlite was added to the browser - and his perspective on where we're at now and why local-first is finally happening.


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]]> localfirst, webdev, software, No #1 – PVH: An Intro to Local-First 1 1 #1 – PVH: An Intro to Local-First full 25fb4b99-6f72-4080-adce-ecdefed53648 https://localfirst.fm/1 In this inaugural episode, I'm speaking to Peter van Hardenberg, who helped to coin and popularize the term Local First. As the director of the Ink & Switch Research Lab, he's been on the forefront of this work for the better part of a decade. My conversation with him today starts with the basics of what Local First is and why you, an application developer, should care about it.

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]]> In this inaugural episode, I'm speaking to Peter van Hardenberg, who helped to coin and popularize the term Local First. As the director of the Ink & Switch Research Lab, he's been on the forefront of this work for the better part of a decade. My conversation with him today starts with the basics of what Local First is and why you, an application developer, should care about it.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:59:59 -0800 localfirst.fm localfirst.fm 4035 In this inaugural episode, I'm speaking to Peter van Hardenberg, who helped to coin and popularize the term Local First. As the director of the Ink & Switch Research Lab, he's been on the forefront of this work for the better part of a decade. My conversation with him today starts with the basics of what Local First is and why you, an application developer, should care about it.

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