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The Challenge of Virtualizing HTML Tables

How we fixed typing lag in Monaco editor caused by large result sets, and why virtualizing HTML tables is surprisingly tricky

Dec 19, 2025
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Building a Metabase-like Dashboard System in Electron

How we added drag-and-drop dashboards with charts, KPIs, and data tables to data-peek, complete with auto-refresh scheduling and AI-powered widget suggestions.

Dec 18, 2025·10 min read
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Building an AI-Powered SQL Assistant in Electron

How we added natural language database queries to data-peek with structured responses, multi-provider support, and persistent chat sessions.

Dec 10, 2025·6 min read
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AI Assistant Deep Dive: Components & Patterns

Technical deep dive into the component architecture, state management, and IPC patterns behind data-peek's AI features.

Dec 8, 2025·9 min read
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Building a Query Performance Analyzer in Electron

How we added PlanetScale-style query insights to data-peek, detecting missing indexes and N+1 patterns using PostgreSQL's EXPLAIN ANALYZE.

Dec 15, 2024·9 min read