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by josephg
119 days ago
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Yes, but we have a perfectly serviceable term for local software already: "local software". To me, "local-first software" means something slightly different. The term was coined by this essay[1], which says: > Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices > This means that while local-first apps keep their data in local storage on each device, it is also necessary for that data to be synchronized across all of the devices on which a user does their work. But this is clearly not what's going on here. This project is just local software, like we've had forever. If a fancy new "local first" buzzword makes local-only software seem more sexy, then I suppose I don't want to get too mad about it. I really like local software. But the autist in me likes it when technical terms have a well defined meaning. [1]: https://www.inkandswitch.com/essay/local-first/ |
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