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I actually used Firebase at the start but this implementation is so that we can migrate 100% to Postgres. I agree though, Rethink is awesome
by kiwicopple 7y ago
I actually used Firebase at the start but this implementation is so that we can migrate 100% to Postgres. I agree though, Rethink is awesome
- markandrewj 7y agoJust out of curiosity, are you moving off of Firebase because of technical limitations, or because of pricing?
- kiwicopple 7y agoMainly because I want to keep my team small so it’s easier if we all commit to Postgres. But We also hard a hard time with Firebase’s filtering on sub collections (for their new Firestore)
- markandrewj 7y agoFair enough.
- com2kid 7y agoMake this good enough and you could very well cut into a huge chunk of Firebase's business model. I'd seriously love to have query subscriptions, especially if the library is robust enough for use on mobile. Ine large differentiator of Firebase's DB offerings is the subscription functionality, mobile and web, but using that means buying into NoSQL. A proper subscribable SQL database would be amazing. Of course the conflict resolution on writes, and the local caching is another key benefit Firebase offers. Not sure how that could be done with a real relational DB!
- kiwicopple 7y agoThanks for the comments. I agree, the conflict resolution of FB on mobile is pretty awesome. FYI we are using this on our mobile (react native) in production, so I have no doubts it will be robust enough with a bit more polish