Tell HN: The way I do simple data management for new prototypes

15 pointsAndreyK19842mo ago8 comments

Hi folks! I have huge success on a prototype of this approach:

- Store all data as json

- App loads: load full json on a client

- Something changes by user - change json locally and every 10 seconds save whole json to backend as a single json file

- also every 10 seconds load the updated json from backend to client.

Yes, I know, parallel access problems, lack of schema, lack of db, using file to store. But how much it makes life easier and speed ups development at start! I am in this over 20 years, and I like dumb stupid solutions applied properly. Duct taping forever!

8 comments

tacostakohashi2mo ago

Nice!

Files are pretty handy. It's a bit surprising how many people seem to have forgotten they are a thing... but not that surprising, given how hard big tech have tried to uninvent them.

AndreyK1984OP2mo ago

Yep. If I have only one express js process - I can just save and load. if it is 1-5 users - lets story all in a single JSON (although sometimes I use excel for storage). People underestimate simplicity

awright962mo ago

That's certainly one of the development strategies of all time

mikert892mo ago

honeslty with ai, i bet this works really well and basically removes all backend complexity

crabl2mo ago

you can also chuck a json blob into LocalStorage

AndreyK1984OP2mo ago

Thank you, yes and indexed db too, as in other comment.

I like to have exactly two API calls.

-- load data (returns json)

-- save data (sends json, returns 200 ok)

That is all! Let frontend bind everything to that json and save it every 1-2 seconds in setInterval.

owebmaster2mo ago

Use indexeddb

apothegm2mo ago

Y tho?

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Tell HN: The way I do simple data management for new prototypes

15 pointsAndreyK19842mo ago8 comments

Hi folks! I have huge success on a prototype of this approach:

- Store all data as json

- App loads: load full json on a client

- Something changes by user - change json locally and every 10 seconds save whole json to backend as a single json file

- also every 10 seconds load the updated json from backend to client.

8 comments

tacostakohashi2mo ago

Nice!

Files are pretty handy. It's a bit surprising how many people seem to have forgotten they are a thing... but not that surprising, given how hard big tech have tried to uninvent them.

AndreyK1984OP2mo ago

awright962mo ago

That's certainly one of the development strategies of all time

mikert892mo ago

honeslty with ai, i bet this works really well and basically removes all backend complexity

crabl2mo ago

you can also chuck a json blob into LocalStorage

AndreyK1984OP2mo ago

Thank you, yes and indexed db too, as in other comment.

I like to have exactly two API calls.

-- load data (returns json)

-- save data (sends json, returns 200 ok)

That is all! Let frontend bind everything to that json and save it every 1-2 seconds in setInterval.

owebmaster2mo ago

Use indexeddb

apothegm2mo ago

Y tho?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse