Local-First From Scratch

I'm working on a book about writing local-first software. Instead of doing a survey of all the libraries available, I'm taking a first principles approach. That means doing a lot of explaining CRDTs, syncing, and the like, but I'm having a ton of fun with it so far.

As of mid-January 2025, I have the introduction and first chapter done, and I'm working on the implementation that will end up being built up throughout the book. This currently looks like a TUI that I am already using to see how the user experience is!

I hope to be at the place where beta readers can look at the book in early 2025!

Updates

2025

some time tracking results, January 29, 2025

early thoughts on using beeps, January 7, 2025

2024

LFFS: Simplicity vs Efficiency, December 26, 2024

Local-First From Scratch, part 1, December 17, 2024