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I am also doing my startup in the field of databases, but on the other end of the spectrum than Keyspace: I am working on bringing databases to ordinary people.
by nadam 16y ago
I am also doing my startup in the field of databases, but on the other end of the spectrum than Keyspace: I am working on bringing databases to ordinary people. What I am working on is a web based, multi-user collaborative MS Access-competitor. (I am relying on an open-source database engine.)
- Maro 16y agoUnreal. Dropped you an email to your gmail account.
- eitally 16y agoWill you allow for uploads of data from Excel? As you probably know, Access is where non-technical people turn when their spreadsheets get too big. :) I am interested in learning more.
- nadam 16y agoYes, easy and intelligent import from Excel is strategically one of the most important things do right in this kind of application. I will release an alpha version in a couple of months, and I will submit an 'ASK HN: Please review' post on HN.
- elviejo 16y agoI think this is a majoy app that needed to be done since many years ago. I'll venture to say that 80% of php apps could fit this category. Did you look at dabbledb ? they were in the right direction before being acquired by twitter. Look at their intro video.... it is really good. Made with smalltalk
- nadam 16y agoYeah, what I work on is quite similar to dabbledb. There are some differences of course. One of the most important differences is that my system will not only be available as a cloud service, but companies can run their own server if they want. The server software is extremely simple in this sense: it needs zero configuration, it embeds an open source db engine (Derby) and an open source web server (Jetty). Basically the server just needs to be copied an run and that's all. It is also operating-system independent (provided that a JVM is available).