Re:Extensions in Firefox 59
by virtualwhys on Friday January 26, 2018 @08:28PM
(#16244292)
> Why would you want SQL on the browser?
To perform efficient storage and querying of client-side data. I'm having a hard time understanding why one wouldn't want SQL in the browser given the alternatives.
> You cannot sync it to any SQL backend.
Sure you can, most client-side frameworks these days (React, Angular, ...) keep track of application state. On state change push to client and/or server database via REST API depending on network connectivity.
To perform efficient storage and querying of client-side data. I'm having a hard time understanding why one wouldn't want SQL in the browser given the alternatives.
> You cannot sync it to any SQL backend.
Sure you can, most client-side frameworks these days (React, Angular, ...) keep track of application state. On state change push to client and/or server database via REST API depending on network connectivity.