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Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by alexggordon »

I've been working on a Sublime Text database client. Database clients are usually not that great to use, specifically because the text editor can have difficulties, and they're not that customizable. We decided that rather than adding a text editor to a database client, it would be a lot easier to add a database client to a text editor.

We're not sure if we'd like to open source it, or sell it as an add-on, but we are looking for beta testers if anyone is interested (we currently support postgres and mysql). Send me an email at beta@alexggordon.com if you're interested.

Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by argonium »

I'm working on Beetle, a command-line ETL tool written in Java (if it goes well, I'll add a Swing interface). It's rudimentary at this point, but soon you'll be able to execute a SQL query and save the data to XML, JSON, YAML or a SQL script of Insert statements. You'll also be able to generate fake data in any of those formats, and also translate data between those formats, or push the data directly into a database. Any database with a JDBC driver is supported. As it gets more robust, I'll add features that seem useful.

https://github.com/argonium/beetle-cli

Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by troncheadle »

I've been working on a node server that lives on my Raspberry Pi. The server reads the temperature of my fishtank on a timer and adds it to a database. The server also hosts a webpage I can access when I'm on my wifi network that uses Google Charts to graph the data and displays some information about the kinds of fish in my tank.

Not nearly as complicated as a lot of the stuff here, but it's my first real solo programming project and I can't stop thinking about little ways to improve it!

Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by Lukeas14 »

Just finished http://dodgerdash.com. It's a real-time dashboard for the Los Angeles Dodgers that displays stats, a countdown till next game and a live view when a game is in progress. And it's open source https://github.com/Lukeas14/DodgerDash

Now I'm back to working on my main project, http://shadetree.com. It's a community for anybody who works on cars to look up technical data, repair guides, TSBs etc. about whatever vehicle they're working on.

Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by joshmn »

sghiassy wrote: post #14

I'm working on an iPhone app that show where everyone else is around you - in real-time. Its on the iTunes store, but its still in beta: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/h34t/id949092708?ls=1&mt=8

This is really cool. I've thought of doing something similar. What are you using for the back-end?

Edit: The real story clearly is (c) 2010-Flippity-Floppity-Floop. :)

Re: Ask HN: What project are you working on?

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Post by tylermac1 »

troncheadle wrote: post #26

I've been working on a node server that lives on my Raspberry Pi. The server reads the temperature of my fishtank on a timer and adds it to a database. The server also hosts a webpage I can access when I'm on my wifi network that uses Google Charts to graph the data and displays some information about the kinds of fish in my tank. Not nearly as complicated as a lot of the stuff here, but it's my first real solo progr…

Very cool. The best projects aren't the ones that are ultra-complex, but the ones that generally interest those who make it. Keep it up!
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