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Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by samwillis on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:28AM (#36548324)
This is a good idea but badly implemented, there is no persistence between browser sessions. Clearly they should be using the document.location.hash to store the compressed db then you also get undo via back...

Also with no LLM or chat based ui it's a hard pass from me.

Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by dumpster_fire on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:57AM (#36548462)
Yeah without the data being added to a blockchain to automatically sync to my multiple devices, I'mma say no to this.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by thumbuddy on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:03AM (#36548817)
I think it's really not benefitting from some quantum algorithms that exist, so I'm out.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by nier on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:04AM (#36550883)
Needs a WASM rewrite now that SQLite support is official. Otherwise little sense to consider this for production.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by sb8244 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:31AM (#36551178)
I assume the WASM rewrite would be via Rust. I think the extra runtime safety would dramatically increase the effectiveness of TabDB.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by bckr on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:59AM (#36551486)
If it’s not federated then you’re literally supporting genocide in the Levant. The only ethical choice is to spin up a TadBD instance.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by k_eshav on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:21PM (#36551757)
It's not blazingly fast. I'm out.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by 6510 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:36PM (#36551911)
Where can I buy cloud storage with it?
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by _benj on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:42PM (#36556516)
I’m can’t believe that nobody said this but I can’t run this bare metal on my raspberry pi pico. It not being a single header C89 with no dependencies to the stdlib makes it a hard pass for me
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by scrollaway on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:41AM (#36549488)
It's a cool project but I wouldn't use a blockchain for this. Federation is the new hotness, and it's way better, for reasons. So yes, I won't use this until they allow me to federate my browser tabs.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by thfuran on Saturday July 01, 2023 @10:52AM (#36550758)
You just need it to send an email on every update with the full db contents and then set up another browser elsewhere to read the emails and update their tabs and you'll have state of the art federated database replication.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by tiffanyg on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:39AM (#36551254)
That's right, blockchain = old and busted.

Buc Nasty, what can I say about that blockchain that hasn't already been said about Afghanistan? It is bombed out and depleted...

Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by antonvs on Sunday July 02, 2023 @05:38PM (#36566058)
> federate my browser tabs

The entire Pocket business plan

Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by infinitezest on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:23AM (#36548944)
Would benefit from the addition of a message queue and son server less functions
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by em-bee on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:31AM (#36548994)
but it's already server less...
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by samwillis on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:34AM (#36549015)
No, this is local first, and a great example of it. Although it's missing its serverless edge functions for collaborative multiplayer support.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by arsome on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:21AM (#36549316)
Needs to find a way to pay AWS
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by hoc on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:45AM (#36551310)
Calling the AWS donation API in the background now fulfills that requirement without degrading your app's performance.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by andrepd on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:40AM (#36549487)
The fact that I can't tell if this is satire or not speaks volumes.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by lost_tourist on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:52AM (#36551410)
Unless it scales horizontally and vertically, which it apparently doesn't, that's a no me as well dawg.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by 6510 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:42PM (#36551971)
It currently scales diagonally and convexicaly but cylindrically scaling is being worked at.
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by dequor on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:03PM (#36555197)
I call this fake news, browsers have had the ability to scale vertically and horizontally for ages and obviously TDB fully supports it as well. It even boasts experimental support for multi monitor setup (although some glitches are to be expected)
Re:TabDB: Using browser tabs as a database like only a mania... by bobbylarrybobby on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:37PM (#36555526)
You can get vertical scaling by installing the tree tabs extension.