Offline-First Architecture for the Next Million Users
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Offline-First Architecture for the Next Million Users

How we built a field operations app for rural Africa - deterministic sync without internet, Kalman-filtered GPS on $50 phones, geo-fenced auto-save, and enterprise security without hardware keystores. Engineering trade-offs from a production system with 10K+ daily agents.

May 24, 202622 min read
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