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Do you have an open source repo? Commercial licensing? Is there a business / pricing model? Do you have a roadmap for feature parity with other solutions? Do yo

by fshr 4y ago

Do you have an open source repo? Commercial licensing? Is there a business / pricing model? Do you have a roadmap for feature parity with other solutions? Do you have a public list of the missing features? Is there written documentation? Can the db server be interacted with aside from the Browser app? I don't mean to downplay the potential performance benefits you've shown, but you're up against other databases that have been around for 22-33 years each. You have a bus factor of seemingly 1. You have a specific way of communicating that you've decided on that is unlike any other popular solution out there. I wouldn't assume speed is the primary factor.

mapleeman 4y ago
You are right about this 100% percent, performance is not the only factor, especially in an established DB space such as a relational DB world. There is a lot of things to consider before moving/or picking the database.
- didgetmaster 4y ago
  I totally agree. Just like if a new car came on the market which claimed to have an engine that gets 100 mpg and wasn't the size of a golf cart; there are many other factors that go into choosing a car (comfort, quietness, safety, price, etc.). But you can bet if such a car was announced, a whole bunch of people would be lined up to take it for a test drive to see if it really got the claimed mileage. If it met those claims, you can also bet that investors would line up to help iron out any kinks in the system that might keep customers from buying it. Why is this not true for data engines as well?
didgetmaster 4y ago
Didgets is currently in beta with a free download available from the website https://www.Didgets.com https://www.Didgets.com so anyone can try it out with their own data set. I haven't decided yet what parts I am going to open source. The engine has an API so many other programs besides the browser app could interact with it. It is a little startup with a tiny 'bus factor' so like I said, I don't expect everyone to just jump on board; but I expected to get a little more attention from the 'curiosity crowd' who just might wonder why it is so fast. It needs more resources to support other platforms (the code is cross-platform, but I have only tested on Windows and Linux so far) and languages. Again, the browser is a proof of concept app that demonstrates that the underlying engine is not just blowing smoke. If it can't attract some interested customers and/or investors, then it will be a dead-end project just like every other promising technology that failed to get a hold in the market.

by fshr 4y ago

mapleeman 4y ago

You are right about this 100% percent, performance is not the only factor, especially in an established DB space such as a relational DB world. There is a lot of things to consider before moving/or picking the database.

didgetmaster 4y ago
I totally agree. Just like if a new car came on the market which claimed to have an engine that gets 100 mpg and wasn't the size of a golf cart; there are many other factors that go into choosing a car (comfort, quietness, safety, price, etc.). But you can bet if such a car was announced, a whole bunch of people would be lined up to take it for a test drive to see if it really got the claimed mileage. If it met those claims, you can also bet that investors would line up to help iron out any kinks in the system that might keep customers from buying it. Why is this not true for data engines as well?

didgetmaster 4y ago

Didgets is currently in beta with a free download available from the website https://www.Didgets.com https://www.Didgets.com so anyone can try it out with their own data set. I haven't decided yet what parts I am going to open source. The engine has an API so many other programs besides the browser app could interact with it. It is a little startup with a tiny 'bus factor' so like I said, I don't expect everyone to just jump on board; but I expected to get a little more attention from the 'curiosity crowd' who just might wonder why it is so fast. It needs more resources to support other platforms (the code is cross-platform, but I have only tested on Windows and Linux so far) and languages. Again, the browser is a proof of concept app that demonstrates that the underlying engine is not just blowing smoke. If it can't attract some interested customers and/or investors, then it will be a dead-end project just like every other promising technology that failed to get a hold in the market.