SQLPage – Building a full web application with nothing but SQL queries [video]

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Evidence.dev

It’s interesting to me how far you have pushed the SQL language in this framework, such that it truly is “SQL only”. The challenge as I see it with enabling analysts to build websites is that you need to build abstractions to get from familiar (SQL, yaml) - the language of analytics, to new (HTML, CSS, JS) - the language of the web browser As one of the maintainers of Evidence (<a href="https://evidence.dev">https://evidence.dev</a>), one of the things I’ve often considered is how accessible our syntax is to analysts. Our syntax combines SQL and Markdown, with MDX style components e.g. <Component/> The </> are inherently webdev-ey, and I do think they put off potential users. On the flip-side, by adhering to web standards, you get extensibility out of the box, and working out what to do is just a Google search away. Anyway, thanks for the thought provoking piece.

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