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Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Re: Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Post by Dnguyen »

I've been using Toad for a long time and looking for something better, less buggy, more performant. Watching the video this looks very promising. Looking at the limitation of the Free version, it's too limiting to really give it a try. For example, only one connection at a time, limit to two tabs, no data import and export, clipboard size limit. I need to see how it handles my everyday usage before I can determine if I want to switch.

Re: Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Post by Veen »

stephenr wrote: post #28
purple-again wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Hacker News so you will get lots of people chiming in to remind you they won’t use your project because it’s Electron. The people like me usually don’t say anything but I know how disheartening it can be to only receive negativity so I’m going to chime in. I’m currently running Slack and Discord and am happy with both desktop applications. I would absolute consider using any future electron based applications…

Would you prefer no one said anything, and the OP wasn't aware that their technical choices will affect whether potential customers use their app? This isn't like "I don't like .Net so I'm not going to use any web app or service that runs on the Microsoft stack". The technology choices they make affect how it runs on each individual user's computer, and that will affect some people's decision to use (or not) the app.

It's not that you're wrong to point out the shortcomings of Electron, but it's boring and it leads to endlessly repetetive threads that derail what could have been interesting conversations.

Perhaps it's better to assume that people who are working with Electron understand its limitations and have made an informed decision to use it because it suits their requirements.

Re: Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Post by bluedino »

stevoski wrote: post #29
purple-again wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Hacker News so you will get lots of people chiming in to remind you they won’t use your project because it’s Electron. The people like me usually don’t say anything but I know how disheartening it can be to only receive negativity so I’m going to chime in. I’m currently running Slack and Discord and am happy with both desktop applications. I would absolute consider using any future electron based applications…

10 or 15 years ago, people releasing desktop apps built on Java endured the same negativity. Meanwhile customers happily used the apps without caring about what tech was used because the apps solved problems for them. Likewise these days with Electron. If you app solves a real problem, people will use it regardless of the tech you use.

What Java apps became popular, other than Minecraft? The only things that got used were tools from companies like Cisco and IBM which everyone detested using.

People still complain about Java.

Re: Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Post by Crinus »

stevoski wrote: post #29
purple-again wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Hacker News so you will get lots of people chiming in to remind you they won’t use your project because it’s Electron. The people like me usually don’t say anything but I know how disheartening it can be to only receive negativity so I’m going to chime in. I’m currently running Slack and Discord and am happy with both desktop applications. I would absolute consider using any future electron based applications…

10 or 15 years ago, people releasing desktop apps built on Java endured the same negativity. Meanwhile customers happily used the apps without caring about what tech was used because the apps solved problems for them. Likewise these days with Electron. If you app solves a real problem, people will use it regardless of the tech you use.

> Meanwhile customers happily used the apps without caring about what tech was used

People didn't care what tech was used and still do not care, but they do care if the programs are slow and resource hogs.

Note that thanks to all those Java apps at the past, Java still to this day has a very negative image about being slow regardless of how true that is (especially among people who do not know enough to judge its performance).

> If you app solves a real problem, people will use it regardless of the tech you use.

That doesn't mean people will like using it.

Also you do not see many desktop apps being made in Java nowadays. Or 10 years ago, for that matter.

Re: Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases

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Post by Phenix88be »

It's hard to find information on this marketing website. Here is a summary gathered from the comments :

- It's for windows

- It's not open source

- They plan to build a cross-platform IDE using Electron

I think we have solid alternative in the open source world and I don't really see how this product is better (This is based on the information provided by the website).

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