MVP done, now what?
I've spent about the past 6 months or so working on what I think of as 'database as a service'. Essentially hosted Sqlite with CORS support so users can post from anywhere, and execute queries saved on the backend. One of the things I'm going for is a completely in browser development experience, so there's nothing to install, the user simply uses the UI to create and edit queries and admin their database. One of the most basic uses would be posting form data from a static HTML page: https://www.lite-engine.com/blog/post_form.html I've posted it here before and didn't get…
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I've spent about the past 6 months or so working on what I think of as 'database as a service'. Essentially hosted Sqlite with CORS support so users can post from anywhere, and execute queries saved on the backend. One of the things I'm going for is a completely in browser development experience, so there's nothing to install, the user simply uses the UI to create and edit queries and admin their database. One of the most basic uses would be posting form data from a static HTML page: https://www.lite-engine.com/blog/post_form.html I've posted it here before and didn't get much feed back. So I've deferred implementing any more features and wrote a bunch of documentation and blog posts. Kind reader, how would you characterize a service like this? Is Sqlite a deal breaker? Would a different database implementation be more appealing? Are there any other features that would improve the appeal of the service (ie static file hosting)?
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It can create invoices and receive payments. Not quite production ready, yet. Only need PostgreSQL installed to try. I will add support to choose SQLite when they add native support for geography types.
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Hi, this has been a labor of love over the last few days =) Can't wait to hear you feedback and of course AMA!
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