There's a million fancy looking database clients, and yet I'm still using the crappy built-in MySQL Workbench that crashes if you look at it the wrong way. Why? Because I need to be able to do more than just run queries. I need to be able to manage users & permissions, see the current server configuration, kill connections from other clients if necessary, etc. The collaboration features are a nice touch, that certain…
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#22>“Why is Arctype built using Electron?” Have you considered transitioning to something that uses the system WebView like Tauri or NeutralinoJS? If you did, what were the blockers?
I will, once again, link to the comment on this very site from a Slack engineer who explained why they moved from system provided Webviews to Electron: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18763449
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#23There's a million fancy looking database clients, and yet I'm still using the crappy built-in MySQL Workbench that crashes if you look at it the wrong way. Why? Because I need to be able to do more than just run queries. I need to be able to manage users & permissions, see the current server configuration, kill connections from other clients if necessary, etc. The collaboration features are a nice touch, that certain…
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#24I just downloaded it to try it out but it connects to like 4 domains on startup and after blocking internet access I cannot continue by clicking "Continue without account". I downloaded 240MiB, it shouldn't need to download any more stuff to run. arctype.com, intercom.io, sentry.io and s3.amazonaws.com. These all happen while the window isn't even loaded on first start. I get that I'm not entitled to anything, but je…
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#25Re: Show HN: Arctype, a cross-platform database GUI for developers and teams
#26There's a million fancy looking database clients, and yet I'm still using the crappy built-in MySQL Workbench that crashes if you look at it the wrong way. Why? Because I need to be able to do more than just run queries. I need to be able to manage users & permissions, see the current server configuration, kill connections from other clients if necessary, etc. The collaboration features are a nice touch, that certain…
MySQL Workbench is indeed a mess. If you're on a Mac, Sequel Ace (formerly Sequel Pro) is great and has all the features you mentioned.
Re: Show HN: Arctype, a cross-platform database GUI for developers and teams
#27[0]: homepage: https://www.ultorg.com/
[1]: 10m video: https://www.hytradboi.com/2022/ultorg-a-user-interface-for-r...
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#28How focused are you on providing top notch visualizations such as maps with pins using OSM or custom GeoJSON maps, and other more dynamic type of data vis?