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diff --git a/v2/src/content/en/slide/local-first.slides b/v2/src/content/en/slide/local-first.slides deleted file mode 100644 index fd83115..0000000 --- a/v2/src/content/en/slide/local-first.slides +++ /dev/null @@ -1,204 +0,0 @@ -# On "local-first" - -@Beyond the CRDT silver bullet - ---- -## Part 1 -# Exposition - ---- -## Target -... -- documents -- files -- personal data repositories -.. -Not: banking services, e-commerce, social networking, ride-sharing, etc. - ---- -... -# 7 ideals for local-first software - ---- -... -# 1 - no spinners: your work at your fingertips - ---- -... -# 2 - your work is not trapped on one device - ---- -... -# 3 - the network is optional - ---- -... -# 4 - seamless collaboration with your colleagues - ---- -... -# 5 - the long now - ---- -... -# 6 - security and privacy by default - ---- -... -# 7 - you retain ultimate ownership and control - ---- -## Towards a better future -.... -@ CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) as a Foundational Technology - ---- -## Use case -. - # in node A and node B - s = "Hello, World" - - # in node A - s = "Hello, Alice" - - # in node B - s = "Hello, Bob" - -How to reconcile those? -- Hello, ABloibce -- Hello, AliceBob -- Hello, BobAlice -- Hello, Alice -\... - ---- -# Existing CRDTs differ -- performance -- storage -- compression -- metadata overhead - ---- -... -# Hint towards the "automerge" CRDT - ---- -...... -@@show comparison table, page 9 - ---- -## Part 2 -# Critique - ---- -## Software license -... -@@"In our opinion, maintaining control and ownership of data does not mean that the software must necessarily be open source." - ---- -## Example 1 - intentional restriction -. - #!/bin/sh - TODAY="$(date +%s)" - LICENSE_EXPIRATION="$(date -d 2020-10-27 +%s)" - if [ "$TODAY" -ge "$LICENSE_EXPIRATION" ]; then - echo 'License expired!' - exit 1 - fi - echo $((2 + 2)) -. - # today - $ ./useful-adder.sh - 4 - - # tomorrow - $ ./useful-adder.sh - License expired! ---- -## Example 2 - unintentional restriction -. - # today - $ useful-program - # ... useful output ... - - # tomorrow, with more data - $ useful-program - ERROR: Panic! Stack overflow! - ---- -.. -# local-first *requires* free software - -Otherwise "The Long Now" (ideal nº5) is lost - ---- -## Denial of existing solutions -.. -@@"In principle it is possible to collaborate without a repository service, e.g. by sending patch files by email, but the majority of Git users rely on GitHub." -. -Solution: either GitHub+CRDTs or git send-email - ---- -## Plain-text formats -. -@@"Git is highly optimized for code and similar line-based text file" -. -It even pulls software to the plain text directtion, e.g.: -- delivery-templates -- common-core.protocols.config -. -Why not exploit that more? - ---- -## Ditching of web applications -.. -@@"The architecture of web apps remains fundamentally server-centric -. -% FIXME: links -Disagree. Contrast PouchDB with Android Instant Apps - ---- -## Costs are underrated -. -- storage -- backups -- maintenance -. -Example: blog vs vlog - ---- -## Real-time collaboration a bit overrated -. -It is only possible on the presence of reliable, medium-quality network connection -.. -@@"X also works when inside an elevator, subway or plane!" - ---- -## On CRDTs and developer experience -. -@@"For an app developer, how does the use of a CRDT-based data layer compare to existing storage layers like a SQL database, a filesystem, or CoreData? Is a distributed system harder to write software for? -. -@YES. -. -% FIXME: link -See "A Note on Distributed Computing" - ---- -## Conclusion -. -Why this is a "paper I love": it took offline-first and ran with it. -. -But a pinch of CRDT won't make the world local-first. -. -The tricky part is the end of the sentence: "in spite of the Cloud". - ---- -## References -. -% FIXME: links -1. "Local-First Software: You Own Your Data, in spite of the Cloud", by M. Kleppmann, A. Wiggins, P. Van Hardenberg and M. F. McGranaghan -2. The Morning Paper article -3. "A Note on Distributed Compiting", by J. Waldo, G. Wyant, A. Wollrath and S. Kendall -4. these slides: euandre.org/slide/ -5. prose version of this presentation -6. view source |