[qbasic_forever]

Totally agree, so many things people get strong feelings about customizing workflows--note taking, todo lists, personal document management, inventory of goods, etc.--are really just a sqlite database with some nice custom views and interfaces. I could definitely see a future where datasette or similar tools can replace some of that stuff.

Access is probably caught in a weird spot internally at MS. If they put effort into it then it just removes some of the need to sell proper SQL server or azure cloud database tech. Better to just limp it along then start internal wars with bigger organizations/products.

[simonw]

And the great thing about those tools is that Datasette doesn't need to replace them - SQLite becomes the integration layer, so you can use any tool you like that provides a neat UI to storing data in SQLite, then use Datasette itself directly against that same database when you need to run your own SQL or integrate with other JSON apps or run custom plugins.