Navigating Liminal Space with Local-First Software

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1. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Porto, Portugal ⌘ 351 PSA Okan Bilal Balcı Co-founder @True Laurel ⌘ May 2024
2. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE • • • • hi, I'm Okan Co-founder at True Laurel Building "0th" with local-first approach Apps for family & friends Data ownership & life with offline INTRO okanbilal.com
3. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE • • • What led to local-first software? Sync engines — Future of software? Building "0th" INTRO IN THIS TALK
4. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE
5. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LO-FI* * local-first not low-fidelity
6. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LOCAL-FIRST* * inkandswitch.com
7. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device
8. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing * The Mother of All Demos *
9. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing CLOUD COMPUTING Every device accesses all its data and processing power from the internet "cloud".
10. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Liminal Space MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing CLOUD COMPUTING Every device accesses all its data and processing power from the internet "cloud". LOCAL-FIRST Own your data, in spite of the cloud
11. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LIMINAL SPACE * * Limen, means "threshold"
12. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LIMINAL SPACE Transitional zones where one is on the threshold between two states
13. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE INTRO IMAGE: 765 × 574
14. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE INTRO IMAGE: 765 × 574
15. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Internet seems to be steering, Increasingly ! • • • • • • • • Feed Algorithms Controlled Content Curation Echo Chambers The Battle for Attention Engagement (infinite scrolling, autoplay…) Persuasion Technologies Deceptive Design Practices Behavioral Influence Illustration by Ari Liloan
16. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE Value
17. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE VALUE PRIVACY • • • Launched July 2023 by Meta (own. Instagram) One of the Fastest Growing Apps Ever​ ​ Data combining with Instagram taken to court by Turkey
18. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE VALUE OUR IDENTITY
19. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Privacy Matters! • • • We are developing a software, controls the screen of the software. The software that controls us… We easily incorporate every new technology into our lives! ​ In this data-intensive age, we must be conscious of what "privacy" and "data ownership" means for a society. Illustration by Seb Agresti
20. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE “It is up to us to decide what human means, and exactly how it is different from machine, and what tasks ought and ought not to be trusted to either species of symbol-processing system. But some decisions must be made soon, while the technology is still young. And the deciding must be shared by as many citizens as possible, not just the experts. ” Tools for Thought — Howard Rheingold
21. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LOCAL* * localis, belonging to a place
22. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE
23. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE ENGINE* * Ingenium, means "clever invention"
24. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE SYNC ENGINE
25. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE
26. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE IPHONE
27. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE more than one device
28. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE icloud was local-firsT
29. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE FOR DEVELOPERS BENEFITS OF LOCAL-FIRST
30. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE
31. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE No boundaries for the client
32. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE
33. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE low-level apis
34. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY No network boundary Less code Data stays live →
35. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE SIMPLICITY
36. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE BENEFITS OF LOCAL-FIRST for users • • • • • Fast (No loading spinners…) Privacy by default Offline capable Longevity Interoperable
37. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE we are buIlding "oTh"
38. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE deeply value privacy and safety
39. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE personal time is essential
40. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE As clear as glass
41. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MALLEABLE Capable of being altered or controlled by outside
42. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Malleable software* * geoffreylitt.com
43. User data User identifier User authentication User location Feed algorithm Central Server Distraction Ads Offline friendly Private Fastest Secure Sync OUR COMMITMENT User tracking BYOF* * Bring Your Own Feed Latency
44. NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE BETA 0.1 ready in late fall 2024 🍂
45. Go forth, then, and do great work! ​ ​ - richard hamming
46. thank you​ Feedback for improvement to hi@okanbilal.com