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Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by thatwasunusual on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:48PM (#33438844)
Also, it doesn't work.

I uploaded a very simple dataset in a CSV format, and not even the suggested questions after the upload doesn't work.

Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by jrdzha on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:02PM (#33439172)
Demo is broken but it works once you login to a free acc
Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by thatwasunusual on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:13PM (#33439382)
> Demo is broken

This is a deal breaker for me at least; if a service can't handle a predicted load from HN and friends, it's not trustworthy.

It's like buying a car: if I can't start it before a test-drive, I would never buy it.

Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by jrdzha on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:27PM (#33439629)
I hear you, we're fixing it right now.

disclaimer: I worked on AskEdith

Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by thatwasunusual on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:46PM (#33439981)
I don't think you understand.

As long as this is an SaaS, it's useless; no one should depend on a third-party provider to create VIEWs for them. "Oh, we can't deliver tax reports to the government because AskEdith is down" doesn't work as an excuse, at least not here in Norway.

Re:AskEdith – Never write SQL from scratch again by mwigdahl on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:25PM (#33441568)
It also prompts to make an account (and won't respond to the demo submit request) after what, 3 tries on the demo? This not really enough to determine whether it has the horsepower to do anything significant. Requiring signup to do even basic exploration of capability turns me away.