Gone Mobile Podcast

The conversation revolves around the topic of offline battle tactics in mobile app development. Jon shares his experience with a pool app that required offline data storage and syncing. He initially used Realm, but faced issues with performance and scalability. He had to rewrite the login service and migrate data to a new backend. Allan discusses the challenges of offline data syncing, including handling deletes and updates, resolving conflicts, and ensuring data security. Jon explains his approach of using Cosmos DB and simple record types to handle offline data syncing. They emphasize the importance of considering the specific needs of the business and avoiding over-engineering solutions. The conversation explores the challenges and considerations of implementing offline functionality in mobile apps. The concept of 'end scars' is introduced, referring to the need to delete or reassign child data when the parent data is modified or deleted. The importance of handling offline scenarios gracefully and providin