qStudio

Dev tools

sql editor

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355points
90comments
#145of 3,515 in 2024
Top 5%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

9 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 19 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.

Idea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fast performance

    From 1 comment
    • I'm impressed by the speed, it's probably the fastest such tool I've ever used. Congrats!
      s1k3s on HN
  • Useful charting and plotting support

    From 2 comments
    • I'll check this out, I've been looking for a SQL editor with plotting support!
      bbkane on HN
    • Is it possible to quickly see trends (line graph) for a query result.. If I want to see count of orders over time to see if there are any outliers for potential data issues.…
      hn1986 on HN
  • Long-term effort admired

    From 2 comments
    • I've known Ryan for those 10 years, back when we met at Morgan Stanley. He is one of the most persistent and hard working engineers I know. To people asking why he's giving it…
      dopeboy on HN
    • Honestly, it shouldn't matter whether you took 10 days or 10 yrs. If its good its good.
      echan00 on HN

Objections

  • Hard to install on Mac; Java runtime and trial prompts

    From 2 comments
    • Congrats on launching! I haven't gotten very far into it, but here's a little feedback about what it took to get to the point where I could try it out. 1. I'm running MacOS…
      hoistbypetard on HN
    • Impressive but I did find a few issues using my Intel Mac: 1) Being a Jar there’s no easy way to add it to the Applications folder and launch it “naturally”. 2) The colors I…
      MissTake on HN
  • Crashes and hangs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs

    From 2 comments
    • Hi - I am trying to run this on an Intel Mac. I got it to launch once, and attempted to open a small (~30mb) sqlite DB, and got a crash. It now hangs/freezes as soon as the…
      numlocked on HN
    • App crashes when opening the Settings on MacOS Sonoma (M2 Pro).
      niux on HN
  • Registration and trial mode confusing; unclear pricing

    From 3 comments
    • Apache 2 license that requires email registration. I don't think such a thing exists.
      dizhn on HN
    • If I wanted to use this in a corporate environment as a dev, I didn't see any links telling me pricing or who to contact. Is this user error on my part?
      fiddletwix on HN
    • Congrats on launching! I haven't gotten very far into it, but here's a little feedback about what it took to get to the point where I could try it out. 1. I'm running MacOS…
      hoistbypetard on HN
  • Not truly open source despite Apache license claim

    From 2 comments
    • I don't think open source means what you think it does. https://github.com/timeseries/qstudio/tree/master
      lyu07282 on HN
    • You host binary blob releases in the qstudio GitHub alongside a License file in the repo indicating apache license. If you didn't open source everything that made up those…
      lyu07282 on HN
  • Unclear positioning and claims about database support

    From 3 comments
    • The messaging is quite confusing. The title makes it seem like it took you ten years to release a first version, but the website says it’s version 3.0 and claims it’s “the…
      latexr on HN
    • Be careful on some of these claims > Supports every database Does it.
      ramon156 on HN
    • FYI, it is kind of ridiculous that you support all these RDBMS but it doesn't mention anything other than DuckDB on the landing page. Your GitHub README is infinitely more…
      ComputerGuru on HN

Requests

  • Redshift support

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool. What is the benefit of registering? I skipped it to try it out. Was very quick looking at my local MySql database. I liked being able to run sql against some local…
      darrylb42 on HN
  • SSH tunnel support

    From 2 comments
    • Looks cool. What is the benefit of registering? I skipped it to try it out. Was very quick looking at my local MySql database. I liked being able to run sql against some local…
      darrylb42 on HN
    • I think SSH tunnels are exactly the type of thing that should be handled by a different tool. It's a lot of complexity to add to the app, when the app (and any DB client)…
      RadiozRadioz on HN
  • Open source release

    From 2 comments
    • Apache 2 license that requires email registration. I don't think such a thing exists.
      dizhn on HN
    • I don't think open source means what you think it does. https://github.com/timeseries/qstudio/tree/master
      lyu07282 on HN
  • Easier stored procedure browsing

    From 1 comment
    • In response to the default Darcula theme on Windows, specifically the gray for the comments vs. the gray background: https://contrastrebellion.com/ In SQL Management Studio it is…
      password4321 on HN
  • Better Mac and HiDPI support

    From 2 comments
    • On Linux with HiDPI a monitor I had to run: GDK_SCALE=2 java -jar qstudio.jar
      shaicoleman on HN
    • Impressive but I did find a few issues using my Intel Mac: 1) Being a Jar there’s no easy way to add it to the Applications folder and launch it “naturally”. 2) The colors I…
      MissTake on HN

Questions

  • Why give it away for free

    From 2 comments
    • I have a genuine question, intended in good faith: why? Why spend 10 years working on this, only to give it way for free?
      Svetlitski on HN
    • What's the ROI on building a free SQL editor in 10 years?
      iamleppert on HN
  • What is different from other DB tools

    From 1 comment
    • Congratulations on the launch! is there any write up on how it's different than other popular db management tools?
      menomatter on HN
  • Does it support Cassandra

    From 2 comments

Alternatives named

  • DBeaver

    From 1 comment
    • Yet to find one of these (Microsoft SQL's query editor, Oracle's query editor, DBeaver, pgadmin 4) that I really like. The basic problem I have is that the structure of the…
      PaulHoule on HN
  • pgAdmin 4

    From 1 comment
    • Yet to find one of these (Microsoft SQL's query editor, Oracle's query editor, DBeaver, pgadmin 4) that I really like. The basic problem I have is that the structure of the…
      PaulHoule on HN
  • DataGrip

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats on launching! I haven't gotten very far into it, but here's a little feedback about what it took to get to the point where I could try it out. 1. I'm running MacOS…
      hoistbypetard on HN
  • Jailer

    From 1 comment
    • It's interesting to hear your perspective thanks. FYI there is no need to save before shutdown. I stole notepad++s excellent idea of autosaving regularly. Edit: Actually your…
      RyanHamilton on HN
  • SQL AI generators like sqlai.ai

    From 1 comment
    • Congratulations, 10 years is an impressive effort. With regards to the AI capabilities, there is a lot more opportunity hidden besides text-to-SQL generation like query…
      l5870uoo9y on HN

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