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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by interpenetrate on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:10PM (#30382044)

If done right, SQLive is the sort of thing that could entirely change the way many applications are written. Solving the problem of real time collaboration at the database level has been a dream of mine for years. Unfortunately I'm doubtful that existing RDBMSs will be able to integrate such a thing, seeing how shoddy implementations of materialized views have been.

I really hope you are successful in tackling this problem and that you can share your work.

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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by julienv on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:21PM (#30382109)

Thanks! You can try the version in the site for testing if you want! If you want to build something, let us know!

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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by FridgeSeal on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:30AM (#30383769)

Check out the work Materialize is doing as well - similar vein.

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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by interpenetrate on Friday February 18, 2022 @05:35AM (#30384141)

I did just that recently. They certainly seem to offer the most complete solution. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

I had to pass because of its prohibitive license (for now) and the head-scratching bugs I ran into with the direct Postgres source. I also had some concerns about the complexity Materialize would add to architecture of the sort of small apps I typically build.

I know this is unappreciative of the complexity of the problems that Materialize solves, but it would be so nice if Postgres just had observable (with triggers), no-compromise incremental materialized views.

What sort of experiences have you had with Materialize, if any?

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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by andrenotgiant on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:23AM (#30384839)

Thanks for trying Materialize, (I work there!) What bugs did you run into with the Postgres Source? If you put them in a reply here or an email to [email protected] we would be very appreciative of your feedback.

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Re:Skip: A programming language to skip the things you have ... by interpenetrate on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:58PM (#30391665)

Thanks for the reply. I'll make some time this weekend to reproduce my issues and send them your way.

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