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AlaSQL: A Real Database for Web Browsers (and Node.js)

Jorge Ramón on January 30, 2019

"Wait, what?!" Yes, that was my reaction too when I read it on Twitter. In this post I will explain you what is AlaSQL and test if it works as ...
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Salomon Dion

Thanks for creating this library. I came across AlaSQL about 2 months ago. I use it to load CSV and Excel files and perform queries on them. It helps me stay consistent and use the same language with different data sources (database, spreadsheet).

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Alfonso

Do you think this can work in react native?

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Jorge Ramón

I think it can work since SQLite can be your database engine. Why don't you give it a try?

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Alfonso

I will give a try thx!

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Johhan Santana

Does this work with indexed db?

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satra2806

Yes

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Margo McCabe

Great post. We're actually hosting the creators of AlaSQL for a Q&A and showcase in a couple weeks, feel free to tune in and ask them anything! harperdb.io/rsvp-alasql-showcase/

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Mihail Malo

To quote the author:

What is AlaQSL?