For a decade, connectivity was assumed.
Products were designed for always-on users. Data lived in the cloud. Offline was an edge case, barely considered.
But something is quietly changing.
Developers are rediscovering the value of local-first architecture. Products that work without a connection. Data that lives on the device, syncing when it can.
This isn't nostalgia.
It's a response to reality.
Connections drop. Servers go down. Latency frustrates. And users have started to notice which tools keep working — and which ones don't.
There's also a privacy dimension.
Local-first means less data leaving the device. Less dependence on external infrastructure. More control in the user's hands.
The pendulum that swung hard toward the cloud is finding its way back.
Not all the way — but enough to matter.
Resilience is becoming a feature again.
That's the shift worth noticing.