In this web content, the author discusses how frontend engineers often end up building data management features that resemble the inner workings of databases. They start with simple caching of API data and then move on to implementing manual indexes, optimistic mutations, and recursive cache invalidation. These features add complexity and take away from time spent on user experience and solving business problems. The author proposes an alternative solution called SQLSync, a frontend optimized database stack built on top of SQLite and powered by ideas from Git and distributed systems. SQLSync aims to handle data management problems and allows developers to focus on unique application features.
https://sqlsync.dev/posts/stop-building-databases/