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Microsoft Access for the web. Plot twist: The underlying framework, database connection system, and model is sane - so that when you get to the point where the
by benjohnson 6y ago
Microsoft Access for the web.
Plot twist: The underlying framework, database connection system, and model is sane - so that when you get to the point where the walled garden doesn't let you change what you want you can dive into the underlying system to do significant changes.
- Smoosh 6y agoI've always thought that Excel redesigned as a database could be a viable product.
- EKLM-ZK88 6y agoIsn't that what access is?
- Smoosh 6y agoAre you trying to get on my enemies list? ;-) Actually, I wondered if someone would bring up Access. The problem with it is that it is trying to be a "real" database with an accessible interface. I feel it doesn't do either well. It can be very useful, but never simple and easy enough for the target users I'm thinking about.
- GregOwen 6y agoThat's what we're building at Sigma (https://www.sigmacomputing.com/ https://www.sigmacomputing.com/)
- mamcx 6y agoI'm in a similar dream, building from scratch a relational language (I wanna not only the UI of Access/excel but the power of FoxPro). The main block is funding. I could do it for life if it pay at least the bills, but how fund it?
- divyekapoor 6y agoSee Smartsheets (or Airtable) - they got it right.
- benjohnson 6y agoI'll never look at Airtable as I want to own the system - I don't want to be a share-cropper on their rental system.
- fovc 6y agoExcel + SharePoint + PowerQuery is fantastic for small datasets. It takes a bit of discipline to do all joins through PQ instead of Excel, but then you can build all reporting with Excel which is very nice.