A quick load up on what local-first software is, why it's cool and how it works.

Local-first apps prioritize user experience by ensuring that data is stored and processed on the user's device first, rather than relying solely on the cloud. This talk will explore the principles behind local-first software, its benefits for performance, privacy, and offline access, and how it contrasts with cloud-dependent applications, while drawing from lessons and personal experience from building makkuro.app

Local-first community created a fresh new architecture for our world dominated by cloud. In this talk, Andrey, will advocate for local-first architecture, delve into its unique futures, and provide real-world production experience. This talk is helpful for every engineer because it contains multiple steps to improve privacy. From simple first steps without rewriting the app to profound revisions utilizing local-first architecture- there’s something for everyone.

Ditto.live is one of the leading local-first software platforms. In this talk, Senior Distributed Systems Engineer and CRDT wrangler Russell Brown shows how Ditto replicates data by syncing differences in state.