Show HN: SQLite Online – 11 years of solo development, 11K daily users (sqliteonline.com)

I am really struggling to figure out what this is or how it provides value.

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This discussion isn't exactly what I was hoping for. I was looking for ways to better highlight the features or value proposition of this site. Not defenestrate it altogether.

E.g.: A simple modal that says "Welcome to SQLite Online! You can <core value proposition> with this tool." would have radically altered my initial perception.

I get this message:

The site takes a long time to load: is your internet slow?

If you have an old version of the browser update to the latest or use the latest version of chrome.

Close all tabs with the site and reload the last one.

support: z@sqliteonline.com

Cool project. Congrats for keeping it up for so long!

Could you share some numbers like a ballpark of subscribers?

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What a nice tool. Thank you for building and maintaining the product. I casually use it to validate SQL joins

Don't localise messages if you don't have anyone to proofread. Browsers have built in translation nowadays that users can activate if they need.

The paid subscription lists this feature:

> No auto-renewal

That's not subscription.

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I'd highly suggest getting a designer, or somehow thinking with more of a product mindset? I fail to understand what it does quickly, which shouldn't happen to a potential customer.

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suggest adding "execute query on ctrl-return"

Great job and many kudos for the determination to maintain a tool for 11 years!

I thankfully have no use for the tool since I no longer have to code SQL - the world is a better place for it.

It raises the question how many more "bus tools"[1] are there? Tools maintained and developed by a single developer with whom, when hit by a bus, the tool would die.

[1] no offence meant but "bus developers" is the term I learnt, it seems a little cruel to speak of folks being hit by buses - is there something better nowadays?

This reminds me a lot of RavenDB. I'm impressed.

How do you make money?

thank you for doing this, congratulations

Amazing that SQLite Online has survived solo for 11 years. What technical or business pivots have kept it alive (and relevant) across changing web stacks and user expectations?

What is it?

Unsolicited suggestion: since some people are asking "what is this".

Maybe buy a new domain name like below (and direct to your existing from this new url).

  EasyLearnSQL.com
  TrySQLonline.com
  LearnOnlineSQL.com

All of these domain names are available for sale under $10.

And the more descriptive name might allow you to not have to change the UI.

(Very cool project by the way and congrats on 11 years)

What is the WebRTC connection used for?

wow that's a lot of users, congratulations. It says sqliteonline but it seems you support other db's as well.

this is fire. I didn't know that it have remote+memory db for testing

Impressive, congrats! I‘m building https://sql-workbench.com which is similar, but focussed on DuckDB WASM instead of SQLite… Love that you offer different databases.

I immediately tried to run .schema and a syntax error was returned.

Ok, you also have a popup in your website showing that off.

Cool, but, you're not breaking any Guinness world record.

There are solo founders behind many websites and tools and you might not even know that.