looks cool but how is it different from google sheets?
Probably not that different. One difference is that it runs in a terminal.
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#152why not just use a spreadsheet?
Valid question. Mostly because I wanted linking and couldn't be bothered to lookup vlookup. Naturally, the first alternative approach I considered was build a terminal app.
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#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was once a time when tools like Microsoft Access and FileMaker Pro were common. These were a database and custom GUI designed using a drag and drop editor. I don't know whether these apps ever had network server capability or if they were always offline or why they died out. It was a bit before my time
FileMarker Pro had a dedicated server product (FileMaker Server) that you could use for multi-user access. Claris still sells it: https://www.claris.com/filemaker/ Microsoft Access was strictly file based. You could drop the .mdb/.accdb file on a SMB share and it would support basic concurrency via lock files. However, you could also swap out the internal database engine (Jet) with anything else via ODBC, so your Acc…
I know a dude who runs his business off of FileMaker and even does work for his customers building them FileMaker stuff. He loves it.
I should probably give it a shot.
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#154This is quite cool. Makes me philosophical: isn't it odd, that this is like an Excel template? Like a "domain model" template? In this case, presented nicely in a TUI that makes basic CRUD workflows work. Most SaaS companies are just that: 1) Curated domain model (stored in their cloud db) 2) Some way for users do to almost raw CRUD on the tables 3) Curated high-level domain specific workflows that do n CRUD calls un…
> Full Web UI: Good: accessible for all. Great for high-level domain-specific workflows. Bad: looks and works different every time. Raw CRUD possible, but always a compromise with editable data grid libraries. I'm not a Notion booster, and I know there are many other solutions with similar tools/features. But I'd argue that Notion databases are a very good balance of all of these things. It can be raw CRUD if you wan…
> Not exactly sure what you mean by "looks and works different every time" w.r.t. web apps.
Not the parent but I take it to mean _across_ web-apps from various services the UI looks and works differently, vs every spreadsheet is a spreadsheet and works like a spreadsheet.
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#155This is quite cool. Makes me philosophical: isn't it odd, that this is like an Excel template? Like a "domain model" template? In this case, presented nicely in a TUI that makes basic CRUD workflows work. Most SaaS companies are just that: 1) Curated domain model (stored in their cloud db) 2) Some way for users do to almost raw CRUD on the tables 3) Curated high-level domain specific workflows that do n CRUD calls un…
dBase was the gold standard for this back in the 80s, early 90s. Great tool. Both the "dev" part and how it could be made available to non developers. The freedom of spreadsheets when developing and the constraints of a TUI (or just UI in those days) for users.
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#156this is great to give upper middle class folks a sense of accomplishment.
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#157> Backup with cp. cp is not a method to backup a SQLite file unless you can guarantee there are zero transactions in progress. See https://sqlite.org/howtocorrupt.html#_backup_or_restore_whil... for safe methods and consider switching your examples to use one of those.
Good point. I will definitely move away from cp.
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#158Missed chance to call it Mikasa
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#160I found a bug. In the docs (https://micasa.dev/docs/guide/dashboard/), it says "Active Projects: 2" but should say "Active Projects: 20".