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19 mentions on Hacker News by 16 people: 3 stories, 16 comments · first 2015-05-08 · latest 2025-05-20

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  1. The fabulous blazer gem includes a feature for #2: https://github.com/ankane/blazer?tab=readme-ov-file#checks - it’s limited to checks that can be expressed as SQL queries, but that can get you quite a way
    comment by mhw · 2025-05-20 · in Production tests: a guidebook for better systems and more sleep
  2. …a different user in a rails app https://github.com/ankane/ahoy is first party analytics for rails https://github.com/ankane/blazer is BI built into rails https://github.com/ankane/field_test is A/B testing This kind of stuff is why rails…
    comment by mooreds · 2024-08-20 · in Transformers for Ruby
  3. …alerts and user access control; all in a rails engine you can mount with minimal configuration. [0] https://github.com/ankane/blazer
    comment by felipemesquita · 2024-08-20 · in Transformers for Ruby
  4. …ActiveRecords QueryAttribute using bind parameters [1]. So I'd say enough safe from sqli [2]. [1] https://github.com/ankane/blazer/blob/bd06aab33052783e84672b... [2] https://blog.saeloun.com/2019/10/28/bind-parameters-in-activ...
    comment by Alifatisk · 2024-02-28 · in Blazer: Business intelligence made simple
  5. I try to avoid these tools wherever possible, given the choice I'd always go for tools like Blazer. https://github.com/ankane/blazer No such luck in my current role, Looker and PowerBI are both in use by different bits of the org and…
    comment by petepete · 2024-02-27 · in Is Tableau Dead?
  6. And it's Open Source: https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence I'd also highly recommend Blazer https://github.com/ankane/blazer if you are into the Ruby on Rails world. It's super solid, and it's been an indispensable tool integrated to…
    comment by stanislavb · 2023-04-20 · in Evidence.dev – Business Intelligence as Code
  7. …spend more time building queries and creating charts. I should probably set up blazer as well: https://github.com/ankane/blazer It would be really nice if Ahoy came with a web UI that covered all the basics.
    comment by nathan_f77 · 2022-06-24 · in Italian watchdog bans use of Google Analytics
  8. Blazer is my go-to for this kind of thing: https://github.com/ankane/blazer Pretty easy to set up and share queries, dashboards, whatever
    comment by jaggederest · 2021-07-08 · in Building a data team at a mid-stage startup
  9. Seems nice. And, if you are in the Ruby (on Rails) ecosystem, I can highly recommend Blazer https://github.com/ankane/blazer
    comment by stanislavb · 2021-05-10 · in Show HN: Django SQL Dashboard
  10. …is already built with Rails, adding https://github.com/ankane/ahoy is pretty simple. Combine with https://github.com/ankane/blazer and you can build a reasonable set of reports as well. It's pretty simple to extend too: I've added basic…
    comment by mhw · 2020-06-18 · in Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics
  11. For those on Rails, do yourself a favor and add this great engine: https://github.com/ankane/blazer Life-changing!
    comment by ssaunier_ · 2020-04-17 · in Falcon is a free, open-source SQL editor with inline data visualization
  12. …and saving database queries. [1]: https://sidekiq.org/ [2]: https://github.com/ankane/ahoy [3]: https://github.com/ankane/blazer
    comment by rememberlenny · 2019-03-19 · in Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019
  13. I'd add Blazer to your list too. Used it with great success and it meets your 4 criteria. https://github.com/ankane/blazer
    comment by petepete · 2017-10-02 · in PopSQL – Modern, collaborative SQL editor for your team
  14. Reminds me of Blazer https://github.com/ankane/blazer
    comment by yalooze · 2017-02-08 · in Redash – Connect to any data source, easily visualize and share your data
  15. Maybe bdash is more advanced with drawing graphs. In our small start-up, we love using blazer: https://github.com/ankane/blazer . Everyone can write queries, we can share it with each other, it has cashing layer for fast results, it…
    comment by edvinasbartkus · 2017-02-08 · in Show HN: Bdash – A simple business intelligence application
  16. …generating queries with variable inputs. The demo[2] has examples for the features I mentioned. 1: https://github.com/ankane/blazer 2: https://blazerme.herokuapp.com/
    comment by jbackus · 2015-05-08 · in Slinky – An easy way to query your PostgreSQL data