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       title: Local first software futures

     

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       date: 2024-06-03, 07:19:17 -07:00

     

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       What are some of the ways that Local-first software will evolve?

     

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       I had a chat with [Philipp](https://bsky.app/profile/matheus23.com) where he wondered whether a publisher role makes sense for local-first:

     

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       > One monetization model for local first apps is actually similar to games: pay once up front, pay another time for the "second release" etc. Thus perhaps Publishers make sense in that system, too.

     

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       For starters, I think that local-first is an architectural pattern, and a business model is separate from an architectural pattern. This is the same as talking about software licensing: open source isn't a business model.

     

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       I've used the word "app" very intentionally for a long time, because I believe that it's the most well understood term by the mass market. And because of that, this might point towards the concept of an "app store". The role of an app store includes distribution and discovery.

     

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       > With games, there's still both Publishers and distribution separate. Publishers help cover up front cost, taking on risk & help with marketing. And distribution (app stores) are already commoditized. It's hard to go against the app or play store. Web distribution is also commoditized

     

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       Publishers are less common in (non gaming) apps because it takes less people, less time to build. Effectively, publishers are an investment layer. Why do we think software needs specialized investment?

     

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       The SaaS subscription model means one can grow recurring revenue over time. With games, all of the effort is up front, and then only unit sales. There are of course season passes, DLCs, in-game currency, cosmetics, and a host of other gaming specific revenue sources.

     

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       [^appstores]: Apple app store (both iOS and Mac), Google Play, Microsoft Windows store. I found this [Reddit thread with some comments on the Windows store](https://www.reddit.com/r/dotnet/comments/16tn768/is_windows_app_store_still_profitable_for_an_app/) -- doesn't really seem like much of a channel.

     

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       What do app stores have in common? Why are the used? Focusing on Apple and Google Play, those are tied to operating systems. Apple in particular strongly bundles identity, storage, and synch, which app developers can integrate with.

     

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       For local first software, every app needs auth, storage, and synch between devices. Right now, we don't have strong leaders in those categories, whether those are commercial services for developers or end users, nor protocols that interoperate.

     

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       My mental model of local first software is that it's _not_ just an architectural pattern, but that it contributes to user owned data, and to "automatic" interop. That is, as a user, I can see all my local first files together, and can easily use the same account for many apps.

     

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       How is this different than installing desktop apps, where your file system is the interop layer? And your user account is (sort of) tied to your operating system or just not that important.

     

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       If local first _doesn't_ end up leading to interop and standards adoption…is it any different than choosing a Rails or Django framework for building? Those two frameworks lead to classic hosted client/server apps, where the developer holds all of the data, and there isn't any interop without actively building and maintaining APIs across all apps.

     

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       Ian defines "Young" as "16 to 26". He himself is 27, and so has "aged out" of this range. He describes his rational -- it's much easier for young people to take chances, they're moldable, and it's easier for them to just pick up and move with less ties and less stuff. There were a number of people in the room that gave feedback that 

     

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       For those looking for "next steps", check out and support what [[Novus]] is doing. And for something that's a little broader than "tech startup" showcasing what ambitious people are building across art, tech, and science, attend and support the first [[Minimum Viable Demos]] event coming up June 30th.

     

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       Stay tuned for future Smart Young BC workshops. With the presentation and small group break out, we can likely run the same format multiple times, and inspire people to take action. [Go subscribe »](https://www.smartyoungbc.com/)

     

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       ## Education vs Enterprise vs Entrepreneurship

     

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       I think one of my main rants was that we need more entrepreneurs: people who can be resilient problem solvers not just for themselves, but for teams of people. Why? We are going through a lot of changes. The times of forever jobs is over. If you're not going to practice entrepreneurship in your day job, then we need all the help we can get for that energy to affect change in the local places where we live. 

     

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       For Education, I'm very interested in [[industrial research labs]] and applied research. As [Michael Fergusson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fergusson) pointed out, we absolutely do need primary research! The Vancouver region has a strong cluster of expertise in science founders in Biotech for example. My main counter in the realm of Computer Science is, if your goal is to be entrepreneur or to practice software development as a profession, then university is a slow and expensive way to get there.

     

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