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THE ARCHITECTURE OF LOCAL-FIRST WEB DEVELOPMENT

smashingmagazine.com33 min read

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Local-first development is a paradigm shift where application data is primarily stored on the user's device instead of a central server. Modern implementations often use SQLite compiled to WebAssembly to turn the browser into a high-performance database node, managing complexities like conflict resolution and data migration through specialized sync engines.