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A bit of an unrelated topic, but if you liked HyperCard you might be interested in https://hyperscript.org/ and their related project https://htmx.org/
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SurveyJS
JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.
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I am actually trying to make an open source successor, but using Javascript instead of Basic, at https://github.com/yazz/yazz and a demo at yazz.com
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> what is a good alternative to Access (or Fox, I add)
Nothing.
Access is(was) in fact a worse alternative to Fox:
- Much worse DB engine, and that is saying a lot (FoxPro db can and get corrupted. A typical functionality that was added to any fox codebase was a utility to fix it)
- MUCH MUCH worse programming language (VB) that is neither good as-is, much less as a data-programing language.
Fox/dbase is the only data-oriented language that was relatively popular and fit for the use-case.
This is by a mile the main point: Is a desert looking for languages that are made for business app/data oriented programing (and much harder looking for something not weird).
The main options: Fox/dBase/Informix(? not remember), kdb+, Cobol, SQL(when extended as store procedure lang with loops and that)
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This point is big. Having a good form builder (that is already rare) is not enough to be a real contender for this space. You need a language where making queries is truly nice.
In short, you need a language that is `LINQ/Relational` as first-class end-to-end.
- If this lang needs an ORM: FAIL.
- If this lang needs to compose strings to make a query: FAIL.
- If exist "impedance mismatch" between data manipulation/queries and the rest of the lang: FAIL.
- It should also support super-advanced types like date, decimal, currency and ideally dimensional units. Ideally algebraic types as today.
- It should have a version of Rust `serve, Into/From` for easy conversion between data + formats.
- It should look "normal" like python/swift with `LINQ` queries.
This is the lang I trying to build: https://tablam.org
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appsmith
Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
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supabase
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
[5] https://supabase.com/
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Also:
c) https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic
Once it gets out of beta.
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
