Local-First Conf

Here it is—the final talk from our @localfirstconf.com Lab Day! After 10 years of Ink & Switch, Peter van Hardenberg @pvh.ca takes the long view. Why do we do research? Who does it serve? And what now, as the world gets weirder? How to Research Tools for Thought

The second Local-First DC meetup is in two weeks (Oct 7)! This time we'll have a few slots for demos. If you're interested in giving a demo, reach out to @shupp.dev or myself. luma.com/gkmwov4w

As a follow up to the @localfirstconf.com we are doing a unofficial local-first meetup in Cologne on the 15th of October. Maybe this can be a regular event where we can exchange knowledge? The two talks are to get the conversations started. If you are interested in joining, feel free to contact me.

Today we're officially sharing the "Introducing Patchwork-26" video from Lab Day at this year's @localfirstconf.com We bring you the first look at Patchwork-26, the latest in our ongoing effort to realize Malleable Software, Universal Version Control, and Local-First Software.

Finally uploaded the recording of my talk from the Lab Day at @localfirstconf.com 2026 🎉 It shows how conflict tolerance can make branching & merging attainable in local-first collaboration: jonas-schuermann.name/talks/2026-l... Many thanks to @dexdevlon.bsky.social for recording the video!

The Local‑First Conf 2026 recap is live! Miss the vibe or curious about local‑first? Watch the 2 min video: youtu.be/DelQ1_ua2yY?...

@adamwiggins.com I just want to say thank you for all the effort you put into the conference. I was nervous presenting in front of so many people I respect but really appreciated the care you and the other organizers put into creating a welcoming atmosphere. I hope to see you all again next year!

A Local-First meetup in Washington, DC on September 2nd! Spread the word.

@shupp.dev and I are hosting the first Local-First DC meetup on 9/2. Join us and meet other local-first enthusiasts in the DC area! luma.com/vfq3th6c

Thanks incognitothief @whereditgo.diamonds for spinning on main stage at Lab Day. I have to check whether we got audio / video recordings. We can plan ahead for #AtmosphereConf if you’re up for it

My DJ style... I am not a very good DJ. There is no proper way to mix. I bring other things. The music. jagged approach. places I am not supposed to be. I am just a beatmaker recounting. Or equivalent of a graffiti artist. Not a DJ

If you're a maintainer, I highly recommend you watch Brendan's @localfirstconf.com talk. He goes over the story and lessons learned to get @iroh.computer from idea to 1.0. It's a testament to why finding and maintaining proper scope is fundamental to the success of open source projects.

What other way to start the day but joy and cringing at watching myself speak. @patak.cat and my talk is up now!! 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqdJ...

my @localfirstconf.com talk is now on youtube! it's a love letter to plaintext weirdos, and a case for why the best way to build AI apps is to add zero AI features www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEB...

My @localfirstconf.com talk is online: how we ended up building local-first for factories, by necessity, not by choice. It ends with five requirements that stopped us adopting an existing sync engine. If we got any of them wrong, tell me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhca...

I'm recently back from @localfirstconf.com. I presented on Cueport, a local-first music player for DJs. Why a music player for DJs? And why local-first? Find out here ▶ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrB...

my @localfirstconf.com talk is up! showing how to use atproto to build realtime collaborative apps — multiplayer text editors, video chat, etc — without maintaining any infrastructure

The event photos of @localfirstconf.com 2026 are out, and here I am brabbeling at the @jazz.tools folks 😁 All photos: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Huge thanks to our speakers, volunteers, venue staff, and sponsors @cloudflare.social, @powersync.com, @coderabbitai.bsky.social, @jazz.tools, @bsky.app, @tangled.org, and solstone.app for making this possible at an accessible price. And to everyone who came: this only works because you show up.

Reflections from our MC on this year's themes: adamwiggins.com/posts/politi...

Talk recordings from day 1 & 2 are live! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Anyone local first community in DC area? Hit me up, we are going to try and startup some meetups in the area! Message me directly or reply and ill follow up with you #localfirst #washingtondc #northernva

I wrote up my talk at @localfirstconf.com as a blogpost The AT Protocol is a high-scale network by design. It works by codifying proven architectures into a protocol. If you've ever used kafka to connect some backend services, then you basically know how atproto works.

Tomorrow is the first regional Local First Meetup, happening in New York at the Radegast Hall & Biergarten (continuing a Berlin tradition!)

Thank you @localfirstconf.com for bringing so many great people to our location! Hope to see you all again. @cloudflare.social @powersync.com @coderabbitai.bsky.social @tangled.org #jazztools @solpbc.org

Local first people! There are not enough LoFi events in NYC. Let’s fix that with a chill hang this coming Tuesday: luma.com/08byrv8l

I met Luke @luke.kanies.com at @localfirstconf.com & answered some atproto questions at the beer garden. He wrote Building on atproto with a lot of questions about permissioned data and how this meshes with local first.

Yes, we have video recordings. Will be released for everyone in a couple of weeks.

a bit late but had soo much fun at @localfirstconf.com made lots of new friends and met wonderful ppl!

we, at anytype.io almost fell into implementation of global p2p rabbit hole back then and resisted the urge by miracle. After the talk Brendan gave at @localfirstconf.com it feels like we've dodged a bullet haha. And now we can just plug it!

@localfirstconf.com was so ridiculously inspiring it was lovely sharing energy, motivation, and general excitement for the future also meeting people i've admired for so long, like, you're real??

Reminder to those who were at @localfirstconf.com that the collection at semble.so/profile/miha... is open so feel free to add any cool links you think were missed from the conf, through the main talks or the side projects shown.

My wife already stole my nice new @localfirstconf.com cap

there is a straight line from my @recurse.com batch in 2023 to speaking in front of ~400 people—including many personal and professional heroes—at @localfirstconf.com. plus three years of learning, making friends (both online and off) and having a blog that i'm actually proud of. apply for a batch!

Man that U&A call only had a handful of people but we had some amazing adhoc demos and discussions. @warpfork.bsky.social rocked his spacial window manager 🤯 @jenson.org showed us prototype he cooked up last night ⚡and @ruperts.world demoed television 📺 Cant wait to see more in the future ❤️

Been hanging out with the wonderful @npmx.dev folks (they are serious when they talk about community!) and a lot of other awesome people this week. What a great conference @localfirstconf.com and thanks to everyone organising!

Very struck by @pvh.ca ‘s remark at @localfirstconf.com that ‘research can be an act of service’. So true, particularly now when research is being cut and undermined.

This week I spoke at @localfirstconf.com in Berlin. A lot of the audience had Claude Code open, and still applauded every time when a speaker would say something LLM-critical on stage. I feel the same. So I wrote it down: www.theocharis.dev/blog/llm-cri...

Had a fantastic time at @localfirstconf.com. Started off relatively stark with discussions acknowledging the general political instability of our times and how much data sovereignty matters. Ended with an absolutely wild demo of @inkandswitch.com's patchwork project. Lots of good bits in between.

@localfirstconf.com was wonderful, and is the reason I’m here now :P

@localfirstconf.com was a blast! Met so many kind and talented people. Thank you for the great discussions, I enjoyed all of your company. Thanks to the great orga team as well. Until next year!

@localfirstconf.com was so amazing! can't believe that it is just four years between ECOOP 2022 local-first subtrack and what we have now in local-first land

Turns out all it took was @localfirstconf.com to break me out of the Post Twitter Stress & Delusion induced hermitage. That was an amazing conference, thanks to everybody there, both sides of the stage.

3rd year at @localfirstconf.com What keeps me coming back isn't the talks -- it's that the same faces keep showing up, and they're slowly turning into friends Feels less like a conference, more like a movement working to elevate user agency with software

I was so happy for the opportunity to present my research yesterday at the @localfirstconf.com Lab Day! Slides are up already, video recording coming soon: jonas-schuermann.name/talks/2026-l...