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

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Post by dewey »

rjzzleep wrote: post #64
JimmyAustin wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that freeware is really a part of the Apple Developer ecosystem. Most of the MacOS exclusive software I use on a daily basis costs $20-$30, a price I'm more than willing to pay for software like Pixelmator, DaisyDisk and Alfred that is significantly more polished (and Mac-ish) then the average piece of open-source software just due to the resources available to them.

It used to be though. I think the freeware culture slowly moved away at 10.5 or so. Maybe that was accelerated by the app store release in 10.6. Quicksilver, while at the time a terrible mess in terms of the code is basically the forefather of all these launchers. Apple also removed a lot of the MacOS APIs that allowed you to mod system components (e.g. input managers) around the same time.

I think that's just because the software landscape matured in general. More people use apps, more developer make a real business out of it instead of tinkering in their free time. A few years ago people around me would look at me weirdly for paying for apps for a phone. Now it's normal that you pay for some apps and subscriptions on a monthly basis.

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

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Post by NietTim »

kowdermeister wrote: post #61
pjmlp wrote: post #54

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And none of them Electron based!

You know, Electron is perfect for these use cases: A table view, a tree view, few buttons, some dialogs.

Yea...because you totally forgot all the data loading and handeling that needs to be done in a performant way

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

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Post by u02sgb »

SyneRyder wrote: post #34
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.)

Not sure if it's feature equivalent but HeidiSQL was pretty good on Windows

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

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Post by zpe »

Me and my colleagues have benefitted greatly from Sequel Pro over the years. Recent Mojave complaints aside it's been close to perfect. It's eye opening to think we have paid nothing. Maybe companies should look into implementing 1% turnover to OSS. I'm guessing having bi-annual company votes about how to distribute the funding, and communicating this in the recruitment process might offset some/all of the cost.

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

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Post by sfcguyus »

kowdermeister wrote: post #61
pjmlp wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And none of them Electron based!

You know, Electron is perfect for these use cases: A table view, a tree view, few buttons, some dialogs.

The reason to use one of these is to not use a web app

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

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Post by M4v3R »

daveFNbuck wrote: post #49
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.

Sequel Pro crashes when you close a tab in Mojave.

I had this problem as well, but I just tested one of the Test builds as suggested above, and the problem disappeared. So I highly recommend trying that :).
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