Mikael Siidorow
siidorow.dev
Mikael Siidorow
@siidorow.dev
Builder & fullstack dev. MSc thesis on sync engine adoption. Local-first curious.

#buildinpublic
Still looking for more interviews across all three groups. If this sounds like you, DM me - or just reply with what you're building, I'd love to hear about it

#buildinpublic
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I've been interviewing practitioners across the space: engine builders, engineers using sync engines in production, and teams that built custom
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
This has been really helpful for my MSc thesis research at Aalto University (@aalto.fi). I'm exploring sync engine architectures: when off-the-shelf sync works well and when teams end up building custom

#localfirst #webdev
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
This shouldn't surprise me. I notice this pattern in myself too - if I find some cool tech, I'll share it with colleagues and friends
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
What kind of planning?
February 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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February 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thanks Roope! Launch week coming 🙌🔥
February 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
No public link yet, since the Google app would require verification for that. I could grant access to specific test user emails at a later stage if people want to try it out!
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I used @tanstack.com Query with indexeddb to make the app fast as heck. Next steps to figure out a smart way to prefetch the emails since the Gmail listing API only has IDs by default.

If it even makes sense to do this without any server storage...

#svelte #typescript #webdev
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I will experiment with many things, but presume the core would be: super fast client, keyboard shortcuts for everything, auto-triage and tagging! Thanks for the feedback
February 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Awesome! Looking forward to future updates to keep you posted
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM