It's local-first day on the pod!
Josh and Austin start by talking about children's clothing, Josh's car shopping adventures, and the big Iowa vs Iowa State football game.
Then we dive in to "local-first" software: what it is, what problem it solves, and how it's hard to get it right.
They compare it to traditional client-server models and offline-first approaches, highlighting examples like Linear, Superhuman, and potential uses in apps like GitHub. They cover the challenges, especially with caching and sync engines, and touch on security concerns.
"Cool Stuff": Laracon (including a spicy take).
02:54 Parenting and baby clothes
06:04 Car Shopping
10:32 Iowa vs. Iowa State
13:21 Exploring Local First Software
15:32 Challenges and Benefits of Local First
21:37 Sync Engines and Security Concerns
25:31 Developer Experience with Local First
42:43 Cool Stuff: Laracon and hot takes
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