On Sat September 23, 2023, immediately following the Strange Loop conference, we are holding a community event for everybody interested in local-first software…
Schedule – Local-First Conf 2026
The world's first and best event dedicated to local-first software.
Building more resilient local-first software with atproto – Day 1 – Local-First Conf 2026
The world's first and best event dedicated to local-first software.
Local-First Software: Origins And Evolution
Developer interest in local-first software is continuing to grow rapidly in 2024. At the same time, it’s also apparent that developers currently have different views on what they consider to be ‘local-first software’, ranging from narrower to broader definitions. This prompted us to take a closer look at the origins and evolution of local-first.
Local-first Software
Exploring software architecture that returns data to users and enables collaboration in every tool.
Software Should Work
An independent conference on software reliability in Columbia, MO on July 16-17, 2026
Local-first software: pragmatism vs idealism
A whole new GitHub Universe: announcing new tools, forums, and features
Today I welcomed more than 1,500 people to our second annual Universe conference in San Francisco, an event designed to celebrate the people building the future of software. It’s an…
Local-First Software: Taking Back Control of Our Data | a mini-doc
Exploring interoperability & composability for local-first software | grjte
Check out the project at https://github.com/grjte/groundmist-syncCross-posted to https://baincapitalcrypto.com/atproto-for-local-first-interoperability/ This is the third exploration connecting local-first software with the AT Protocol (atproto). Previously, I explored how atproto can enable new fu...
Polyglot Software Unconference 2026
A day of spontaneous sharing, learning, and networking for software builders. Participants set the agenda using "open-spaces" format.
Open Local First
For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. This is a great opportunity to learn from the best speakers, and meet other developers interested in Local First software. Checkout the program of the whole devroom, on Sunday 1st of February 2026.
What is Local-first Software?
A look at local-first software, the idea that you can have the collaboration of cloud apps while still fully owning your data.
Peter Van Hardenberg - Local First: the secret master plan
Home - Society of Research Software Engineering
The tenth annual conference for Research Software Engineering will take place on 9–11 September 2026 in Sheffield, UK.