2 June 2026
8 min read
The four ways offline apps fail in the field
Four failure modes: a frozen interface, a silent overwrite, a conflict found weeks later, a request that stalls instead of failing. With the test for each.
engineering
The Quantum Craft blog
Notes on software and AI
We write up what we learn building software and advising UK companies on adopting AI safely.
26 May 2026
9 min read
Capturing forms and photos offline, then proving it later
Offline evidence survives an audit when the record keeps capture time, sync time, provenance and a change history. What an auditor asks, and what to store.
engineering · industry
19 May 2026
9 min read
Sync conflicts in plain English: last write wins, field merge, CRDTs
How offline apps settle conflicting edits: last write wins, field-level merge on per-field timestamps, or CRDTs. What each costs, and when each is enough.
engineering
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