a) IndexedDB's API is horrid, so everyone wants to layer an abstraction on top anyways. b) You can't use IndexedDB on the server, so you wouldn't be able to wr

a) IndexedDB's API is horrid, so everyone wants to layer an abstraction on top anyways. b) You can't use IndexedDB on the server, so you wouldn't be able to write sync code that runs on both the client and the server