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Clifton L.
Helpful | Level 5
11 years ago

Dropbox Datastore API Alternatives

I'm sure you've all heard Dropbox's news that they will be deprecating the Datastore API. I'm curious to know what everyone is going to move over to. I originally chose the Datastore API for a few...
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Clifton L.'s avatar
Clifton L.
Helpful | Level 5
11 years ago

I looked into the local datastore but decided to not use it (for now). It's not like Dropbox's in that you have access to all your data while offline. Parse's approach is more like where you can temporarily "pin" some data to be saved once you get back online. It's not meant for extended offline use with full app functionality available (unless you don't have very much data). My users have thousands of records, so offline data isn't really feasible.

But that's exactly the reason why I used and loved Dropbox's Datastore. It's a beautiful architecture and I'm still sad that it's going away. :(

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