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I'm really excited about window.showDirectoryPicker and the local-first web apps it will enable. There's lots of talk about local-first sync engines, but the be
by steveharrison 3mo ago
I'm really excited about window.showDirectoryPicker and the local-first web apps it will enable. There's lots of talk about local-first sync engines, but the best sync engine is one you don't even manage, like the user's file system / cloud storage service!
- zb3 3mo ago[flagged]
- reddalo 3mo agoFirefox may not be the best browser, but it's the last full-featured non-commercial independent browser still available (excluding forks like Waterfox). If we want a free and open internet, we need to protect Firefox at all costs.
- coldpie 3mo agoPlease don't give trolls attention. Just downvote & move on.
- gchamonlive 3mo agoBut it's fun
- zb3 3mo ago> non-commercial They inject various unwanted integrations (like pocket in the past). > independent Independent from who, Google? Well, no, not even independent from Google, that's the truth.
- Ajedi32 3mo agoYes, I think this modern trend towards storing user data in app/website-specific databases instead of in files has been bad for consumer freedom. Files are naturally portable and provide a interface for inter-operating with competing software in a way that data stored in the cloud or an app-specific database does not. APIs that encourage websites to store user data in files are a positive thing.