Local-only versus local-first software

Last week I wrote about a few local-only web apps I've made recently. Since I don't have a server to persist data in the cloud, they're all static sites that can export and import YAML data. A downloaded YAML file can be reloaded later to restore the app's state, or you can transfer a file to another device and load it up there. Exploring this local-centric model of state management led me to the…