alt Hacker NewsCouchDB on the server and PouchDB on the client was an attempt at making such an environment:
Also some more pondering on local-first application development from a "few" (~10) years back can be found here: https://unhosted.org/
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sroussey • last Saturday at 5:50 PM
And RxDB. https://rxdb.info/
refset • last Saturday at 10:07 PM
Lotus Notes always deserves a mention in these threads too, as 1989's answer to local-first development. CouchDB was heavily inspired by Notes.
Using Couch/Pouch on our current app for this reason. Great to work with. Though we’re not supporting offline-first right away (depends on external services), it’s going to help with resilience and a future escape valve.