Ditto incorporates a database as a core component of its peer-to-peer sync solution to simplify development by abstracting the complexities of networking code and allowing developers to focus on data management. Traditional client-server architectures centralize data and logic, but peer-to-peer apps challenge this by requiring distributed systems with unpredictable peer connections and high data partitioning. These complexities often deter developers from engaging with peer-to-peer networking, leading them to create bespoke solutions that are eventually abandoned. Ditto addresses these challenges by handling the intricate networking aspects such as connectivity, security, and data synchronization, providing developers with a straightforward interface for data manipulation. This approach enables developers to bypass the complicated network code, allowing them to work efficiently with data in distributed environments.