Local First Movers
Local First is a software design philosophy that prioritises creating applications that run primarily on your device. Your data lives locally, ensuring ownership, privacy and performance. Apps work offline by default, with cloud sync as an optional enhancement. These are the pioneers.
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@jbmoelker.bsky.social
@expede.wtf
๐ Vancouver, Canada ๐ฐ Always learning ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Sapphic as heck ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Trans rights are human rights โ BLM & Land Back ๐ค United we stand, divided we fall โ๏ธ notes.brooklynzelenka.com ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ป github.com/expede ๐ types.pl/@expede
@drewmccormack.bsky.social
Founder and Indie Developer (Apple-sphere) agenda.com glisten.ist ensembles.io studiesapp.com
@pesterhazy.bsky.social
Startup tech lead based in Berlin. Cur: Founding Engineer at telli (YC F24); Prev: Pitch
@martin.kleppmann.com
Associate Professor at @cst.cam.ac.uk, researching decentralised systems and security protocols. Advisor to the Bluesky team. Wrote โDesigning Data-Intensive Applicationsโ (OโReilly). he/him
@rsms.me
Working on Playbit https://playb.it/ . Designer of Figma, Inter, Spotify. Software painter. https://rsms.me/
@pketh.org
Making https://kinopio.club to help with your thorniest thoughts. Formerly co-creator of Glitch
@samwillis.uk
Local First, Sync Engines, @pglite.dev and Sync Engines at @electric-sql.com. More at https://samwillis.uk
@vmx.cx
Geo, offline/local first, decentralized web. Making Noise https://github.com/pipedown/noise. Previously Protocol Labs, Couchbase. I'm bridged to ActivityPub via https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/vmx.cx
@benapatton.com
building Local First Academy @localfirstacademy.com Local First Academy Newsletter @ https://newsletter.localfirstacademy.com instructor @egghead.io
@localfirst.fm
A podcast about local-first software development. Hosted by @schickling.dev.
@nikgraf.bsky.social
Founder Serenity โข Passionate about Cryptography, Local First, React, CRDTs, skiing & cycling โข Organizer of ReactVienna
@patternist.xyz
I work on local-first software, currently building Automerge at Ink and Switch. Find me at patternist.xyz
@adamwiggins.bsky.social
Working to make computers better at The Browser Company. Previously cofounded Muse, Ink & Switch, Heroku.
@maggieappleton.com
Design engineer exploring applied AI and hacky prototypes. Adores digital gardening, end-user development, and embodied cognition. Makes visual essays about design, programming, and anthropology. ๐ London ๐ฑ maggieappleton.com
@artman.bsky.social
Engineer & entrepreneur. Co-founder @linear, previously senior staff engineer @Uber
@anselm.io
Thinking about code & design. Play is the only humane form of work. Founder of @garden.co - creator of Citybound & @jazz.tools
@jayz.us
Building legendstate.com, bravely.io, legendapp.com. Been a digital nomad for 12 years. Posting about ๐ฅ Legend-State, โก๏ธweb perf, ๐คฏ productivity, and โ๏ธ traveling.
@aaronboodman.com
CEO rocicorp.dev. Building replicache.dev and zerosync.dev, raising two great kids, trying to be a better person. Also found at http://aaronboodman.com.
@jessmart.in
๐ Tools for a better tomorrow ๐ง Architect-philosopher ๐ผ Building @sociotechnica.org ๐ https://jessmart.in ๐Fuquay-Varina, NC
@mauve.moe
Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web. Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look [โฆ] [bridged from https://mastodon.mauve.moe/@mauve on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@gfor.rest
I like creating things, I am a created thing. Platform Engineer for XR at https://volu.dev Making https://biscuits.club (local-first apps: Gnocchi, Trip Tick, Palette) and https://verdant.dev (framework for the same)
@jamespearce.bsky.social
Hacker, sailor, TinyBase. Previously Engineering Director at Meta: data infra, dev tools, open source, and platforms.
@yonz.bsky.social
Founder @ Vella.ai | LoFi.so | HBS'22 Passionate about user-owned auth, storage, and personalization. #localfirst #lofi
@geoffreylitt.com
Malleable software @inkandswitch.com prev PhD @csail.mit.edu geoffreylitt.com ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ๐ธ
@schickling.dev
Building a local-first music app overtone.pro with @livestore.dev. Host @localfirst.fm. DX Effect. Founded @prisma.io. schickling.dev
@pvh.ca
just this guy, you know? (director of research @ ink & switch, coined "local-first", contributor to automerge, former postgres guy, heroku staff, ex-game developer, arctic oceanographer.)
@jbmoelker.bsky.social