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119 points by slake 2 years ago · 17 comments · 1 min read

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WhatTheDuck is an in-browser sql tool to analyze csv files that uses duckdb-wasm under the hood.

Please provide feedback/issues/pull requests.

refset 2 years ago

Looks nice! I would suggest to pointing users to a small demo csv file and query that can be quickly loaded/pasted to see it working. Or even have a "Load example CSV and query" button.

ramonverse 2 years ago

Cool stuff, we are also building in the space, currently adding Python support with Pyodide. I would recommend you add your live website at the top of the README so people can find it easily (we had a lot of views that way for https://github.com/pretzelai/pretzelai). Also, we added a simple text2sql "Ask AI" that users loved, maybe your users will like it too.

  • westurner 2 years ago

    JupyterLite is also built on Pyodide.

    Is there support for DuckDB in JupyterLite in WASM in WhatTheDuck or pretzelai?

    datasette-lite can load [remote] sqlite and Parquet but not yet DuckDB (?) with Pyodide in WASM, and there's also JupyterLite as a datasette plug-in: https://github.com/simonw/datasette-lite

hantusk 2 years ago

I liked SQL workbench (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39537794) which has the same core ideas but more usable features at this point (query history, parquet support and charts) - if you hadn't seen it maybe some of its features will inspire you.

boiler_up800 2 years ago

IDE support is definitely one area where DuckDB could be better. My current workflow is to edit SQL files in VS Code and then use ‘.read’ within the DuckDB CLI.

yogini 2 years ago

Loved the idea and the entire project! Starred it on GitHub.

One suggestion, when I land on the website I would love to see a small example already added. Basic CSV and some SQL queries to run and play with.

It would be best if you also launch it on Peerlist. Many people are working in a similar space there, they also might find this useful.

18chetanpatel 2 years ago

How about incorporating options for data visualization through charts?

  • pratik227 2 years ago

    Yah I think it's a good idea I think detailed documentation will also be helpful

spxneo 2 years ago

now how to make this collaborative? that would be interesting

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