For use cases where it's very important that users be able to read (and write) regardless of connection status, it makes a huge difference to have transparent s

For use cases where it's very important that users be able to read (and write) regardless of connection status, it makes a huge difference to have transparent sync. As far as ease of writing apps (and maintaining them), time will tell, some of our users have been at it for a few years now. The things I've seen people do, show me the synchronizing document model works. [edit] To be clear - Couchbase Server is mostly used for the explicit network model you advocate. For instance, the OMG POP mobile success story is using Couchbase as regular backend database storage.