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It’s a vector db on top of IndexedDB. I fail to see what’s “Chrome” (or “native”) about it. Is there anything Chrome-specific that prevents it from working in a

by oefrha 2y ago

It’s a vector db on top of IndexedDB. I fail to see what’s “Chrome” (or “native”) about it. Is there anything Chrome-specific that prevents it from working in any other modern browser?

keepamovin 2y ago
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- oefrha 2y ago
  I’m not responding to the title. The project is introduced as “TinkerBird is a Chrome-native vector database designed for efficient storage and retrieval of high-dimensional vectors (embeddings).” The condescension against a valid question is also not appreciated. Edit: Can’t respond to reply since it’s been flagged dead: > needlessly ornery focus on something irrelevant For a web developer, browser support is one of the most important considerations. I can’t use the most amazing library in the world if that means 10%-50% of my users are locked out (not exaggerating, a mobile-centric site for a U.S. audience could see ~50% traffic from Safari). And to expand on the question, IndexedDB implementations can be quirky (at least historically), so without digging into the code it’s entirely conceivable to me that e.g. Safari support could be somehow troublesome.
  - keepamovin 2y ago
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wizenheimer 2y ago
That's right, it should. If it supports indexeddb, it supports tinkerbird. Ref: https://caniuse.com/indexeddb https://caniuse.com/indexeddb PS: Pretty early nonetheless, hacked it together during last Christmas. Gotta make it usable. PPS: I guess the README is dated. Built out a sample app for Tinkerbird. Feel free to take a look: https://github.com/wizenheimer/tinkerboard https://github.com/wizenheimer/tinkerboard
- oefrha 2y ago
  Cool, tried the demo on Safari. Might want to consider rewording to avoid misconception about browser support.
  - andybak 2y ago
    Or misconceptions about what it even is. I didn't realise it was a javascript library.
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by oefrha 2y ago

It’s a vector db on top of IndexedDB. I fail to see what’s “Chrome” (or “native”) about it. Is there anything Chrome-specific that prevents it from working in any other modern browser?

keepamovin 2y ago

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oefrha 2y ago
I’m not responding to the title. The project is introduced as “TinkerBird is a Chrome-native vector database designed for efficient storage and retrieval of high-dimensional vectors (embeddings).” The condescension against a valid question is also not appreciated. Edit: Can’t respond to reply since it’s been flagged dead: > needlessly ornery focus on something irrelevant For a web developer, browser support is one of the most important considerations. I can’t use the most amazing library in the world if that means 10%-50% of my users are locked out (not exaggerating, a mobile-centric site for a U.S. audience could see ~50% traffic from Safari). And to expand on the question, IndexedDB implementations can be quirky (at least historically), so without digging into the code it’s entirely conceivable to me that e.g. Safari support could be somehow troublesome.
- keepamovin 2y ago
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wizenheimer 2y ago

That's right, it should. If it supports indexeddb, it supports tinkerbird. Ref: https://caniuse.com/indexeddb https://caniuse.com/indexeddb PS: Pretty early nonetheless, hacked it together during last Christmas. Gotta make it usable. PPS: I guess the README is dated. Built out a sample app for Tinkerbird. Feel free to take a look: https://github.com/wizenheimer/tinkerboard https://github.com/wizenheimer/tinkerboard

oefrha 2y ago
Cool, tried the demo on Safari. Might want to consider rewording to avoid misconception about browser support.
- andybak 2y ago
  Or misconceptions about what it even is. I didn't realise it was a javascript library.

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