PowerSync used in Production: Interview with TrashBlitz
One man's trash is a... data point to be logged and used to advocate for responsible environmental policy. We speak with SF-local and TrashBlitz creator Praful Mathur who takes us through how he integrated PowerSync into his FlutterFlow app with Supabase backend all the way through to App Store approval and real-world use in Yosemite National Park. It's not all technical though — he also gives us a tour of his ride in a self-driving car on the streets of San Francisco (the "safer" one).
Chapters:
00:00 The challenge of offline
03:55 The mission of 5Gyres and TrashBlitz
11:57 DX: Working with FlutterFlow
21:15 DX: Working with PowerSync
24:20 Pro tip: notifying users they're offline
26:00 Schema/model generator
28:25 Real-world use and user feedback
30:44 The case for offline-first as a default app architecture
33:28 Using PowerSync with an existing app
36:03 DX Review: Using PowerSync and FlutterFlow
39:10 Plans to open source TrashBlitz codebase
39:48 Self-driving car tangent
40:56 App Store submission pro tip
43:38 Closing