alt Hacker NewsI have such a project I just can't shut down: https://myowndb.com/ I started it 20 years ago, with ruby on rails. I neglected it but then decided to rewrite it in F# and publish it as open source (https://gitlab.com/myowndb/myowndb). There are very few users, some from many years ago, all non paying. None gave any feedback I asked during the rewrite. I should have shut it down years ago, but I just can't take the step. I'm focused on another project now, but who knows, maybe I'll get back to it....
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Hey that looks pretty neat! I sort of miss MS Access sometimes, and this feels like it might fill the same niche. The star count also just went up 50% :-D
Does it use Sqlite or something on the backend, or is it all it's own? Do you know if it runs on Linux?
Edit: My answers based on a quick review (please correct if I'm wrong). It uses Postgres (cool!) and definitely runs on Linux (I see Dockerfile in there). UI is through the browser?
Perfect website! Clear texts, clear screenshots, and an about page with a small photo of the person behind it. If I wasn't already using PHPMyAdmin I would definitely consider your product trustworthy. Am I right that it is - sort of - the same functionality as PHPMyAdmin?
I especially appreciate the honesty about the upcoming pricing. Do you plan/want to make it a business?