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LoFi/34 — Meetup

Tuesday, February 24 2026 · 8:00AM PST
Featured Speakers
Martin Kleppmann
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Martin Kleppmann

Local-first software and geopolitical risk

Nate Hardt
2

Nate Hardt

Footnote: P2P tool for Knowledge Sharing

Brendan O'Brien
3

Brendan O'Brien

local first from the network up

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By Richard Threlkeld

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Andrey Sitnik

Recapping the first Local-First conference in 15 minutes

Local-first apps keep data locally, only using the cloud to synchronize data between machines. The inaugural Local-First Conference brought together the community to discuss the future of local-first software.

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Bertrand Atemkeng

Why Local-First and Offline-First Software Is the Future

In an era dominated by always-online software and endless subscription models, it's time to reflect on why local-first and offline-first approaches are becoming increasingly important.

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Benjamin Patton

The Local-First Software Space is Actually Exploding

The local-first software space is seeing unprecedented growth with new tools, frameworks, and approaches emerging to support this paradigm shift in software development.

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