Building identicons with AI
Creating deterministic identicons for Evolu's collaboration turned into an interesting exploration of working with LLMs on creative coding tasks.
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Restore data ownership
The Copy‑Paste TypeScript Standard Library
I have an idea for a copy‑pasteable TypeScript standard library — a collection of code snippets so small and simple that you can just copy-paste them.
Effect-like code without Effect
Effect is a vast ecosystem that embraces proven patterns like structured concurrency, tracing, resource safety, and dependency injection. But if you don’t want to—or can’t—use the full Effect, you can still write Effect-like code (to some extent). This post explores how to apply some of its core ideas using simple, focused TypeScript utilities, without committing to the full framework.
Scaling local-first software
Building local-first apps is already a challenge, and making them scalable is an even greater one. It's not just about keeping data local; scalability touches multiple dimensions—from data volume and user count, to varying authentication models, growing code complexity, developer experience, and support for diverse use cases.
Why the world needs local-first apps
Most apps store users' data on someone else's server. This creates problems: privacy breaches, vendor lock-in, and apps that stop working when the internet goes down. Local-first apps fix this by storing data on users' devices first.