🔒 Book 2 - Building Local-First Systems - Chap. 8 - Identity as a First-Class Primitive
🔒 Book 2 - Building Local-First Systems - Chap. 8 - Identity as a First-Class Primitive
Most systems treat identity as an afterthought — something layered on top of functionality through accounts and authentication. Local-first systems cannot. Identity must be foundational, shaping how data is created, signed, verified, and distributed. This chapter defines identity as a first-class primitive and outlines the design implications of building systems around it.
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