Beyond the Cloud: The Local-First Software Revolution • Brooklyn Zelenka & Julian Wood

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here Brooklyn Zelenka - Author of Numerous Libraries Including Witchcraft & Founded the Vancouver Functional Programming Meetup Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES Brooklyn https://bsky.app/profile/expede.wtf https://octodon.social/@expede@types.pl https://github.com/expede https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooklynzelenka https://notes.brooklynzelenka.com Julian https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com https://twitter.com/julian_wood http://www.wooditwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood Links https://automerge.org https://discord.com/invite/zKGe4DCfgR https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app https://github.com/ipvm-wg https://www.localfirst.fm https://localfirstweb.dev DESCRIPTION Distributed systems researcher Brooklyn Zelenka unpacks the paradigm shift of local-first computing, where applications primarily run on users" devices and synchronize seamlessly without central servers. In a conversation with Julian Wood, she explains how this approach reduces latency, enables offline functionality, improves privacy through encryption, and democratizes app development—all while using sophisticated data structures. Perfect for collaborative tools and "cozy web" applications serving smaller communities, local-first software represents a fundamental rethinking of how we"ve built software for the past 30 years. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Ford, Parsons, Kua & Sadalage • Building Evolutionary Architectures 2nd Edition Ford, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard Parts Mark Richards & Neal Ford • Fundamentals of Software Architecture Ford, Parsons & Kua • Building Evolutionary Architectures Neal Ford • Functional Thinking Michael Feathers • Working Effectively with Legacy Code Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!