"AI is really shaking up everything. I think this does not make local-first at all, less relevant. I think this is, as for most things, a huge tailwind. " @schickling.dev
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Tickets for Local-First Conf 2026 are now on sale
July 12–14 · Berlin · 300 people · single track
Theme: user empowerment in an age of fluid software.
We're going beyond CRDTs and sync. If you're building for user agency, this is your conference.
Tickets live now → localfirstconf.com
All talks are now live 🔥
The first batch of talks are published, the remaining will be published by end of week. 🌟
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We’re now shifting gears to @localfirstconf.com 2026 in Berlin. Dates announced soon.
Thanks to vapi.ai for sponsoring. They give developers tools to build natural, production-ready voice agents.
Thanks to ditto.live for supporting Sync Conf. Their peer-to-peer sync tech keeps apps fast and reliable, even offline.
Thanks to @powersync.com for backing Sync Conf. They make real-time, local-first data sync simple for modern apps.
Thanks to @jazz.tools for supporting Sync Conf. They’re building AI-native collaboration tools for humans and agents.
Thanks to @cloudflare.social for supporting Sync Conf. They’re making it easier to build fast, secure, globally distributed agentic apps.
Thanks to everyone who came out to Sync Conf last week and made it a great first year.
Frank McSherry @frankmcsherry.bsky.social of Materialize with a great talk on how you can use virtual time to model data computation that efficiently sync inputs to outputs.
Great talk from Lee Bryon from OpenAI explaining how they approached the problem of document editing in ChatGPT Canvas, with an architecture that allows syncing state with an AI model.
Awesome intro to Sync Conf from @thruflo.com, asking the question where sync fits in this fast changing world of AI.
Sync, as it happens, is a key component to this bright future!
All spots are gone. See you all tomorrow. Doors open at 8:30 ⚡
Preview of my @syncconf.bsky.social talk
Just five days away now, getting excited!
Normal Birds are sold out. Two weeks to go! ⚡
A HUGE thanks to the sponsors making
@sync_conf
possible:
👉 @cloudflare.social
👉 ditto.live
👉 daytona.io
👉 vapi.ai
👉 powersync.com
👉 @tldraw.com
👉 @convex.dev
👉 @neon.com
👉 @coderabbitai.bsky.social
Come along to meet them, hack on their tech and see if they're hiring!
🎟️Tickets!
Normal bird nearly sold out, get them now before they're gone: sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
Pre-conf and post-conf 🛰️ events!
Meetup the evening before (Nov 11) by
@expo.dev & Instant - luma.com/9ufhvv38
Community day after (Nov 13) organised by
@inkandswitch.com - luma.com/l28n75qt
Both already waitlist / invite only but there's priority slots for @syncconf.bsky.social attendees.
Featuring
👉 @notion.com
👉 @figma.com
👉 @swyx.io
👉 @threepointone.bsky.social
👉 @frankmcsherry.bsky.social
👉 @kyle.bricolage.io
👉 @jamescowling.dev
👉 @aaronboodman.com
👉 @schickling.dev
👉 @anselm.io
👉 @adamwiggins.bsky.social
👉 @powersync.com
👉 @b5.bsky.social
👉 @f0a.org
👉 @cdata.earth
Full lineup and schedule for @syncconf.bsky.social in SF on Nov 12. Link in the 🧵 below 👇
Honored for the opportunity to talk about our work
Come see four different perspectives on sync duke it out live on stage.
The panel at Sync Conf 2025 brings together @tannerlinsley.com, @jamescowling.dev, @schickling.dev and @aaronboodman.com for a deep dive into challenges and tradeoffs between the technical approaches being explored in sync today.