pvh
@pvh.ca
just this guy, you know? (director of research @ ink & switch, coined "local-first", contributor to automerge, former postgres guy, heroku staff, ex-game developer, arctic oceanographer.)
🆕 We're trying something new: here's the first ever This Month in Automerge 🗞️✨ Check out what's been happening in the core libraries, and a few projects in the ecosystem! automerge.org/blog/2026-ju...
This Month in Automerge: July '26
Hexane v1 lands in Automerge, Subduction sync server hardening, a BeeKEM paper preprint, and more.
automerge.org
The Local-First Conf 2026 talks are up! I always get hallway tracked real hard at this event so I'm really excited to catch all the talks I missed... www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Local-First Conf 2026 - YouTube
youtube.com
From research, to prototype, to a real plugin you can install in the Godot Asset Store, Backstitch is a branch of our research into universal version control brought to life in the Godot game engine! You can check it out now: store.godotengine.org/asset/inkand...
Backstitch - Godot Asset Store
Real-time version control for Godot! Backstitch enables fast collaboration for dev teams, game jams, and classrooms.
store.godotengine.org
I've read that telegraph operators had a kind of "hand" that was recognizable. I feel the same way when I read someone's code: the way they name variables, or structure a file. They show me a little of who they are. I think those days are passing now, and I feel a little nostalgic about it.
Anyone out there know how to make my SharedWorkers visible in the Chrome DevTools? Navigating via chrome://inspect#workers is very annoying.
Congrats to the Iroh team on reaching 1.0! We've been following their work for years and I'm very excited to see this milestone. www.iroh.computer/blog/v1
Iroh 1.0 - Dial Keys, not IPs
Iroh 1.0 is out. Now is the time to build.
iroh.computer
This is so cool. This is the dream -- people making stuff for each other with the things that we invent. I love it. jatazak.itch.io/multiplayer-...
Multiplayer Bitsy by jatazak
make bitsy games with friends
jatazak.itch.io
Here are some of the letters I made for Tenfold, the fun little "birthday party" we're having as Ink & Switch turns 10 years old. • a catenoid, designed by todd matthews and coded by me • gizmos, from inkling • "enbossed" • a sphere made of circles, eclipsed 🤍 inkandswitch.com/project/tenf...
Ink & Switch is ten years old this month! We made you a card to celebrate. inkandswitch.com
The 2nd lab note in my series about the local-first task framework I've been working on w/ @pvh.ca is out! Topics include distributed coordination, the router takeover protocol, offline resilience... check it out at www.inkandswitch.com/patchwork/no...
Implementing a Local-First Task Framework
Queues, workers, and routers, oh my!
inkandswitch.com
Spent all day procrastinating packing for my trip to London but I'm off. Looking forward to seeing folks in London in the next week and change. Hit me up if you're around!
I think a lot of the AI space is dominated by hot takes because the time it takes to write something thoughtful frequently exceeds the period where that information is accurate.
I've been working with @pvh.ca on a local-first task framework at @inkandswitch.com. It distributes computation across users' computers, keeps working while you're offline, and syncs results back to everyone when you reconnect. First lab note is up. www.inkandswitch.com/patchwork/no...
A Local-First Task Framework
Industrial research lab working on digital tools for creativity and productivity.
inkandswitch.com
It's a relief to live in a region whose primary energy supplies are provided by hydroelectric dams. Relying on renewable energy doesn't just reduce the rate of climate change, it can protect against energy market supply shocks.
Local-First Conf 2026 is back, and I want to hear what everyone's been doing this year. What have you built? What have you learned? How about interesting challenges we need to overcome?
Local-First Conf@localfirstconf.com · 5mo agoCfP is open! May 1 — CFP closes May 15 — candidates notified June 1 — speakers announced June 15 — schedule announced We want to hear from YOU!
Yay! An end to picking up my kids from school in the pitch black for months on end. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Also, oh no! This is going to be hell for scheduling international calls.
B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News
March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.
cbc.ca
Local-first Conf is back, and this year Ink & Switch will be hosting a one day "Lab Day" adjacent to the event. See you there!
Local-First Conf@localfirstconf.com · 5mo agoTickets 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
I don't even know how to vague-post about it. I'm so incredibly excited about the work we're doing right now at Ink & Switch and it's taking everything I have in me to avoid sharing it before it's ready.
Lately, I've been telling people that Patchwork is less like a house and more like a way of standing. I'm not sure it entirely makes sense to me, either.
The Navigation API is newly baseline! The web now has sensible, low-level routing for navigations.
Join us this week with @pvh.ca of @inkandswitch.com and @automerge.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgyd... open.spotify.com/episode/4J3m...
What if technology didn’t feel so… hollow? Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it) resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
