Strukt
Dev tools
data shell
SHOW HN2017
191points
66comments
#178of 2,242 in 2017
Top 8%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 7 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting concept and interface with keyboard-friendly design
From 2 comments
The UI somehow reminds me the Tableau https://www.tableau.com/new-features/10.0 but much more keyboard friendly by leveraging *inx command line. BTW, Tableau is a $6B industry. I…
chenster on HNWell, I didn't do too well. I saw the welcome screen offering to let me read the manual. I like manuals, but I figured I'd poke around first. I clicked on each of the samples,…
DEinspanjer on HN
Native app rather than Electron
From 2 comments
Looks really interesting and really pleased to see it's a native app and not javascript in a web frame, thanks for taking the time to start this. The price is quite high though -…
mrmondo on HNOn the other hand, I'm thrilled to see people doing direct native and not Electron, which is slow and resource-intensive.
tptacek on HN
Objections
No trial or demo version
From 4 comments
Looks interesting. I would love to use over some of my sqlite data. Unfortunately $30 is too steep for this with no reviews and no demo version.
wellpast on HNLooks very cool, would love to play with a demo before dropping $30 though...
willcodeforfoo on HNThis looks fantastic. Agree with others that a trial or free version would be great to test drive it.
ummjackson on HNLooks really interesting and really pleased to see it's a native app and not javascript in a web frame, thanks for taking the time to start this. The price is quite high though -…
mrmondo on HN
Price is too high without reviews
From 2 comments
Looks interesting. I would love to use over some of my sqlite data. Unfortunately $30 is too steep for this with no reviews and no demo version.
wellpast on HNLooks really interesting and really pleased to see it's a native app and not javascript in a web frame, thanks for taking the time to start this. The price is quite high though -…
mrmondo on HN
Mac only, no Windows or Linux
From 2 comments
This looks potentially useful and I would love to give it a try. Any chances of supporting an operating system other than OSX in the future?
neoCrimeLabs on HNThey could have used Electron or Qt and supported all platforms. Also, why not offer a trial version?
positivecomment on HN
Lack of documentation and onboarding
From 2 comments
Looks v interesting and tempting to buy, but lack of documentation, videos and trial put's me off. You don't even say how much it is?? Just a broken app store link, that doesn't…
garyclarke27 on HNWell, I didn't do too well. I saw the welcome screen offering to let me read the manual. I like manuals, but I figured I'd poke around first. I clicked on each of the samples,…
DEinspanjer on HN
Requests
Database connectors such as PostgreSQL and MySQL
From 3 comments
I purchased it sight unseen. I'd love to see database interfaces added, so I can pull from and dump directly to a database, but this looks really cool!
vinceguidry on HNPostgreSQL is the only one I use really. Would be great if it could accept a connection string.
vinceguidry on HNMySQL for sure!
benwilber0 on HN
Free trial or demo version
From 3 comments
Personally, I'd prefer a 14-day trial with all functionality that stops working after the allotted period.
ejfox on HNI'll happily pay $30 for it if it fits my needs. But I won't pay $30 to find out if it works for me or not. A limited trial would be great.
wellpast on HNA demo that limits the number of data points it will work with. Perhaps 100 rows or objects?
bsg75 on HN
Screencast or video demos
From 2 comments
Before you think about doing a demo version or whatever, I suggest that you make a video screencast. Or multiple small video screencasts.
fiatjaf on HNThe UI somehow reminds me the Tableau https://www.tableau.com/new-features/10.0 but much more keyboard friendly by leveraging *inx command line. BTW, Tableau is a $6B industry. I…
chenster on HN
Windows or Linux version
From 2 comments
If it really works as advertised, I'd happily purchase it right away. But I need Windows or Linux version.
wizzard0 on HNI'd say $30 is a very nice price for what this seems to be but in my case it is 1. well out of impulse purchase range for me (which matters since no demo seems to be available)…
reitanqild on HN
Questions
Why does it request access to contacts
From 1 comment
Why does it want to access my contacts?
DEinspanjer on HN
Does it support REST or XML
From 1 comment
Looks great, was tempted to buy. Need a video/demo version .. or a limited trial, or something. Also, database support for MySQL, MSSQL and postgres would be the cherry on top.…
aetherspawn on HN
Alternatives named
Tableau
From 1 comment
The UI somehow reminds me the Tableau https://www.tableau.com/new-features/10.0 but much more keyboard friendly by leveraging *inx command line. BTW, Tableau is a $6B industry. I…
chenster on HN
Plot.ly
From 1 comment
How about Plot.ly?
Void_ on HN
Handsontable and Ag-grid
From 1 comment
Check out Handsontable or Ag-grid. This is a market you can address and sell immediately too. Lots of us are keen to build internal tools that do spreadsheet in the front end and…
sandGorgon on HN
Median
From 1 comment
This solves a slightlu different problem, but with a very interesting approach: https://median.tech
Void_ on HN