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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