It is approximately infinity times easier to distribute and grow the user base of a web app compared to locally installed software. The consumer software economy is moving online for this reason - it’s much better for business.
RxDB software comes from this context - it’s a JavaScript library built for this world that attempts to retain the distribution and sharing advantages of the web, while adding back the responsiveness and availability of traditional installed software.
I think you’ll find the original “local first” manifesto more aligned with both the user & traditional installed software with less of a web focused bias: https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first.html
> In this article we propose “local-first software”: a set of principles for software that enables both collaboration and ownership for users. Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices, while also improving the security, privacy, long-term preservation, and user control of data.
RxDB software comes from this context - it’s a JavaScript library built for this world that attempts to retain the distribution and sharing advantages of the web, while adding back the responsiveness and availability of traditional installed software.
I think you’ll find the original “local first” manifesto more aligned with both the user & traditional installed software with less of a web focused bias: https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first.html
> In this article we propose “local-first software”: a set of principles for software that enables both collaboration and ownership for users. Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices, while also improving the security, privacy, long-term preservation, and user control of data.