Electron vs Tauri, after building real workflows with both
A practical comparison of two desktop architectures through a translator and a payroll workspace—not a benchmark contest.
- Desktop
- Architecture
- Product engineering
Notes / field journal
Thinking close to the work
Essays, build logs, and compact engineering notes from designing local-first desktop products. Growing notes can change as the software teaches me more.
Topics
- Architecture
- Desktop
- Local-first
- Payroll
- Product design
- Product engineering
- Security
- State machines
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Local-first is a product boundary, not a storage checkbox
A working definition of local-first for desktop products, including authority, recovery, and the places where data still leaves the device.
- Local-first
- Security
- Product design
Designing payroll month close as a state machine
Why estimated, confirmed, and closed are product states—not labels—and how they prevent silent payroll mistakes.
- State machines
- Payroll
- Product design