#Local First

ATProto's App Platform Ends Where Private Data Begins

Puppet's founder wants to build on Bluesky's protocol, and his stumbling blocks are everyone's.

Article · 2w ago5

Local four-tier memory for long-horizon agents

TencentDB Agent Memory swaps flat vector dumps for progressive L0–L3 layers and Mermaid task canvases, with measured token cuts on OpenClaw.

Article · 4w ago1

Logseq 2.0 Beta Bets on SQLite Over Markdown

The open-source PKM tool splits into OG and DB tracks, trading file-canonical storage for sync and collaboration.

Article · 1mo ago0

The 7 MB Embedding Model Bringing Semantic Search to the Browser

Ternlight proves that client-side vector embeddings are finally practical, bypassing server round-trips and API costs entirely.

Article · 1mo ago2

Local-First Web Apps Get Real: The Power and Friction of showDirectoryPicker

The File System Access API unlocks native-grade directory access in the browser, but fragmentation and security constraints demand a careful architectural approach.

Article · 1mo ago1

Local-First AI is Ready: The Architecture of Zero-Egress Transcription

Why local speech models and system-level APIs are making cloud-dependent meeting bots obsolete for privacy-conscious developers.

Article · 1mo ago2

How Linear Gets to Sub-10ms UI Updates: The Architecture Behind the Speed

Linear's legendary snappiness isn't magic — it's a deliberate set of architectural decisions. Here's how they work, and which patterns you can steal today.

Article · 2mos ago0