Mobile-first isn’t enough — offline-first is

LMLuca Moretti·Dec 3, 2025·6 min read

Reality has bad Wi-Fi

Field apps, travel apps, retail apps — any real user is one elevator away from losing your server.

Queues, local-first data, optimistic UI. Sync is a feature, not a bug.

Don’t delegate it to the framework. Your users don’t care about CRDTs; they care about not losing their work.

Show users exactly what’s synced, what’s pending, and what failed. Trust is the whole game.

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