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Dabble DB
Encyclopedia
Dabble DB is a web application
written using the Seaside web framework
which allows users to create database applications using a web browser. A Dabble DB application can import data and export data in a variety of formats. Unlike most traditional relational database
systems, it uses a point-and-click
interface rather than relying on programming. The system is forgiving of data type issues when importing or entering data.
On June 10, 2010, Dabble DB announced that their parent company, Smallthought Systems, had been acquired by Twitter
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On March 17, 2011, Dabble DB announced that the Dabble DB service would be shut down on May 18, 2011.
On March 31, Morningstar ran a story about Dabble DB users being thrown a lifeline.
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
written using the Seaside web framework
Seaside web framework
Seaside is a free and open source web application framework for developing web applications in Smalltalk.Seaside provides a component architecture in which web pages are built as trees of individual, stateful components, each encapsulating a small portion of a page. Seaside uses continuations to...
which allows users to create database applications using a web browser. A Dabble DB application can import data and export data in a variety of formats. Unlike most traditional relational database
Relational database
A relational database is a database that conforms to relational model theory. The software used in a relational database is called a relational database management system . Colloquial use of the term "relational database" may refer to the RDBMS software, or the relational database itself...
systems, it uses a point-and-click
Point-and-click
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button , or other pointing device...
interface rather than relying on programming. The system is forgiving of data type issues when importing or entering data.
On June 10, 2010, Dabble DB announced that their parent company, Smallthought Systems, had been acquired by Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
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On March 17, 2011, Dabble DB announced that the Dabble DB service would be shut down on May 18, 2011.
On March 31, Morningstar ran a story about Dabble DB users being thrown a lifeline.
External links
- Dabble DB Dabble DB home site
- 8 minute demo video