Running a business without hiring a developer, Creating simple database applications for office work
It empowers non-technical users to build databases but often results in fragile, unmaintainable solutions.
Creating robust, scalable database applications (implied by 'hacks')
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I suppose Access being somewhat notoriously horrible has something to do with that, suffocating the whole field.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Relational database with a GUI
Someone took the sample northwinds Microsoft Access sample app, changed the labels, and modified their business process to mimic a few of the existing queries. The process business was a non-trivial bit of cash flow.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Adapted a sample database (Northwind) into a business process application for a banking credit card company.
I have observed that office workers tend to get on and work with what tools they have, be that... god-awful microsoft access hacks
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Creating database applications (implied by 'hacks')
There are so many non-technical users of Microsoft Access that run their won businesses without hiring anyone.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Running their own businesses without hiring a developer
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