Offline-First Landscape – 2025
12 days ago
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- #web-development
- #database-sync
- Marco's development faced significant challenges with offline-first implementation due to its data-intensive nature.
- Initial attempts with WatermelonDB revealed performance issues, especially with large datasets in web browsers.
- Exploration of 'new wave' offline-first solutions like Triplit and InstantDB showed promise but lacked maturity for Marco's needs.
- PowerSync, while mature, presented complex setup and poor developer experience, making it unsuitable.
- Replicache emerged as a viable solution, offering excellent performance and flexibility, especially when paired with Orama for indexing and search.
- The article highlights the ongoing evolution and challenges in offline-first technologies, predicting a shift away from traditional HTTP/REST APIs towards shared databases.