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Avi Bryant demos Dabble db

Tavis Rudd · demo · Watch on YouTube

Databases & storageGUI, HCI & interface historyUX & UI design

What it is

Avi Bryant demos Dabble DB, a web-based spreadsheet-like database for building apps without code. It shows how users can model and relate data through a smooth interface.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a lost example of intuitive low-code tooling, and as inspiration for newer products.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “It had a very smooth UI”

    Demo of DabbleDB's smooth UI.

    tyingq, 2017-04 · Recommendation · in “Google App Maker”

  2. “this YouTube video gives a great introduction to this online spreadsheet-like database.”

    Introduction to the online spreadsheet-like database DabbleDB.

    donarb, 2018-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Which abandoned proprietary software would you resurrect?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dabble db, smalltalk, web apps, user interface, data modeling

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