The UX of Local-First
by eileen-wagner
The tech for local-first has matured but the UX hasn't — four unsolved design challenges stand between us and mainstream adoption, and they require collective agreement, not individual solutions.
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(4)Superhuman Is Built for Speed
by christina-marfice
Speed is Superhuman's core feature. Every interaction under 100ms feels instantaneous, and the product achieves this through local caching, preloading, and keyboard-first design.
Malleable Software
by ink-and-switch
A research agenda for malleable software—tools that users can adapt to their needs without relying on developers, restoring agency in an era of locked-down applications.
Front-End Engineering is Dead, Long Live Front-End Composability
by nate-b-jones
Traditional front-end engineering (hand-coding pages from Figma designs) is being replaced by composability—designing primitives, schemas, and contracts that let AI, PMs, and designers ship dynamic interfaces without reinventing the wheel.