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Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by cenal » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:10 AM UTC

enahs-sf wrote: post #26

Great product. Switched from MySQL workbench and it was amazing. Haven’t upgraded to Mojave though. Apple hasn’t been the same since they switched to one year OS release cycles.

Mojave was a really painless upgrade for me compared to previous upgrades.

MacOS High Sierra was the worst upgrade for me. The APFS update borked my laptop and they dropped support for the integrated raid card from my 2010 Mac Pro.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by tomschlick » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:14 AM UTC

fluxsauce wrote: post #30

zapzupnz wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The last thing I want to use when dealing with data is a nightly. Yes, I have backups; those are for rainy days, not my own recklessness.

FWIW I had the same reaction, then upgraded due to the Mojave crashes and discovered that the nightly doesn't update that often and is stable. It's been fine for months.

Same here. They really need to put out a release for it so people can auto update.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by donatj » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:17 AM UTC

It's a paid and rather expensive product but I've used Navicat happily for something like ten years.

The latest release was a rewrite and they're still sorting out problems but every incremental update brings it closer to how great the previous version was.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by SyneRyder » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:36 AM UTC

enahs-sf wrote: post #26

Great product. Switched from MySQL workbench and it was amazing. Haven’t upgraded to Mojave though. Apple hasn’t been the same since they switched to one year OS release cycles.

Yep, just wanted to add that I haven't seen any of the crashes with Sequel Pro that others have mentioned. But I'm still on High Sierra with HFS+ file system though.

(Though I've since bought a Windows laptop & I haven't found a Sequel Pro equivalent for Windows yet.)

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by rahilsondhi » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:38 AM UTC

I loved Sequel Pro and was disappointed when I switched companies and couldn't use it with Postgres. Plug: it's one of the reasons why I built PopSQL (https://popsql.io)

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by alpb » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:45 AM UTC

Projects like these should be celebrated through donations and this project makes it easy. When’s the last time you’ve seen freeware developer tool for macOS that’s not from a corporation with money to spare?

I personally can’t think of anything beyond iTerm (utility), Homebrew (utility), ...aaand that's where my list ends.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by alpb » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:47 AM UTC

angott wrote: post #15

It hasn't been updated in a very long time. Constant crashes on Mojave. I have transitioned away to TablePlus and DataGrip. Too bad because it was a very good tool for quick edits.

Are you sure it's not actively being fixed? I see active development on GitHub with many commits. Have you reported the issue on GitHub as the website suggests?

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by hammerton » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:49 AM UTC

Honestly, I really enjoyed using Sequel Pro but I __had__ to switch to DBeaver because it constantly kept crashing for me. Maybe I'll have to give it another shot.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:54 AM UTC

angott wrote: post #15

It hasn't been updated in a very long time. Constant crashes on Mojave. I have transitioned away to TablePlus and DataGrip. Too bad because it was a very good tool for quick edits.

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Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by SyneRyder » Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 5:56 AM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #17

barkerja wrote: post #10

I'm personally a big fan of TablePlus: https://tableplus.io

I looked into Table Plus when I found that Sequel Pro crashes more than NASCAR on a Sunday. But it’s pricing model doesn’t work for the way I work. I’m just one person, but use multiple computers simultaneously, making per-computer licensing prohibitive. Obviously phpMyAdmin is a tire fire. I’m still looking for a good macOS-native client similar to Sequel Pro. Bonus points if it has a usable iPad version.

> I’m just one person, but use multiple computers simultaneously, making per-computer licensing prohibitive.

Ouch, that is a bit pricey for one person with multiple computers, especially if the annual upgrade fee is also per computer. It makes me wonder if the licensing is tied to the motherboard / MAC address too, which is a pain when repairs happen.

On the other hand, I'm really glad to see a developer charging a sustainable price for their product.