Our third #special is out. CfP for @localfirstconf.com 2026 is open. @adamwiggins.bsky.social and @schickling.dev discuss this year’s conference themes. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
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Tickets for Local-First Conf 2026 are now on sale July 12–14 · Berlin · 300 people · single track Theme: user empowerment in an age of fluid software. We're going beyond CRDTs and sync. If you're building for user agency, this is your conference. Tickets live now → localfirstconf.com
Our second #special is out. Following the great success of @localfirstconf.com in Berlin, we're excited to share more about the vision for SyncConf 2025 in SF. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #26 is out. Adam Fish on building sync engines at scale with Ditto and Realm. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #25 is out. Tanner Linsley on React Query, TanStack DB and building great developer tools. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #24 is out. Ben Holmes (@bholmes.dev) on exploring local-first software by building a simple sync engine from scratch. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Announcing the Local-First Landscape A comprehensive guide to help developers choose the right tools for building local-first applications. localfirst.fm/landscape
Episode #23 is out. Sujay Jayakar (@sujayakar.bsky.social) on building the sync engine behind Dropbox and Convex. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #22 is out. Paul Butler on Jamsocket, Y-Sweet and when to build vs buy a sync engine. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #21 is out. Seph Gentle on Google Wave, eg-walker, rich text editing and thoughts on AI. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #20 is out. Adam Wulf (@adamwulf.bsky.social) on the evolution of Muse, life as a solopreneur and analytics in local-first applications. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #19 is out. Brooklyn Zelenka (@expede.wtf) on decentralized, local-first authorization and access control discussing projects such as UCAN, Beehive and Beelay. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Our first #special is out. Apps vs Files with Gordon Brander , Peter van Hardenberg & Jess Martin (@jessmart.in) . Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #18 is out. James Arthur (@thruflo.com) on ElectricSQL, read/write-path syncing and PGlite to run Postgres everywhere via WASM. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.
Episode #17 is out. Kyle Simpson on local-first identity, encryption, passkeys and authn. www.localfirst.fm/17
#17 – Kyle Simpson: Local-first identity - localfirst.fm
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New localfirst.fm episode is out! This time: most in-depth story recorded so far about jazz.tools, how it works, how it’s different, how it came to be. Plus some thoughts about local-first and the web in general! Great conversation and great questions by @schickling.dev www.localfirst.fm/16
#16 – Anselm Eickhoff: Jazz - localfirst.fm
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My interview with the Local-First Podcast is up! www.localfirst.fm/4 We had a fun time talking about how I came to the topic over the last 10 years, and why I believe it's a transformational idea. And we even talked about the connections between Bluesky and local-first.
#4 - Martin Kleppmann: CRDTs, Automerge, generic syncing servers & Bluesky - localfirst.fm
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