Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for your database

Re:Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for y... by brap on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:19PM (#35186935)

This is very cool, one usecase I definitely see for this is letting PMs get the answers they want without bothering eng.

I would even take this further and hide the SQL altogether, and make this accessible via Slack/Teams bot.

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Re:Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for y... by rabidonrails on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:22PM (#35186973)

As a PM in a previous life, this is dead on.

I need answers from queries in the DB but I don't have DB access and having me write sql queries is a waste of time.

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Re:Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for y... by jrockway on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:33PM (#35187137)

I always used Metabase for this.

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Re:Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for y... by brayden_wilmoth on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:52PM (#35187432)

Maybe the largest core beneficiary from a tool such as Outerbase are in fact product teams. That's where we know at larger companies pain is felt.

We do have a Slack integration that isn't launched YET but is in internal testing to be released soon. Glad to hear this feedback and know we're on the right track with thoughts here!

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