The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing feature-rich data storage to the browser. Once upon a time, we had mainframes with ...
Wasm, PGlite, OPFS, and other new tech bring robust data storage to the browser, Electrobun brings Bun to desktop apps, Signals bring sanity to state management, and more in this month’s JavaScript ...
A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...
The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has posted a draft set of APIs that Web applications could one day use to store structured content offline. The proposed standard, recently renamed as the Indexed ...
Network connectivity isn't ubiquitous, despite recent claims to the contrary. Mobile information workers often end up offline for frustratingly long intervals. "Unable to connect to server" or ...