Building Software for Places Where the Internet Doesn't Work

<p>By Shivkrishna Shah · Engineer Philosophy — @shivkrishnashah · <a href="https://engineerphilosophy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@engineerphilosophy</a></p> <blockquote>

<p>When we started building a Point of Sale (POS) system for restaurants, we assumed one thing:</p> <p>Internet will always be available.</p> <p>That assumption didn’t last

<h1> Why I’m Building More Local-First Software </h1> <p>Modern applications often follow the same pattern:</p> <p><strong>Open the app → connect to the internet → send data to a

<p>Most apps assume you're always online. But 3.4 billion people have unreliable or no internet access.</p> <p>I'm a full stack developer based in the Dominican Republic. One of