A brief history of the computation power for creatives

Throughout the history of computation, there has been a back-and-forth between central processing and distributed processing.

1960s-1970s Terminals

1980s-1990s

Personal Computer

2000s-2010s

Internet, Mobile, Cloud

Local-first web apps are the next generation technology, which co-locates the database with the UI. This architecture respects data-ownership and privacy by default. Building sync systems around this constraint enables real-time collaboration with other peers and AI agents.