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The past, present, and future of local-first - Martin Kleppmann (Local-First Conf)

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What it is

Martin Kleppmann's Local-First Conf talk reviewing where the local-first idea came from, where it stands five years after the essay, and what the community should work toward. He argues for generic sync infrastructure.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in sync-engine and local-first threads for Kleppmann's argument for a generic, standardised sync protocol or service.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Martin Kleppmann in his talk last year spoke [1] the need for a generic sync protocol, which was very interesting.”

    Kleppmann argues for a generic sync protocol

    rapnie, 2025-05 · Recommendation · in “Reverse engineering of Linear's sync engine”

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Topics: local-first, sync engines, crdts, martin kleppmann, distributed systems

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