dbpatterns
Learning and science
database design patterns
SHOW HN2012
125points
29comments
#159of 1,677 in 2012
Top 10%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 2 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean UI and design
From 3 comments
Wow, very clean UI, great work. On a related note, if anybody is looking for a mature source but with a substantially worse UI, I've been referencing the Library of Free Data…
rlander on HNNice idea but needs a comment system. For example, I know a pattern like this has problems: http://dbpatterns.com/show/5072096089cbad6a389867c7/ Change the price of a product…
martin-adams on HNGreat idea and nice design. If anything, I can find it useful as a starting point. But it would be good to put some requirements behind the designs. Meaning here is what was…
salimmadjd on HN
Interesting, useful idea
From 3 comments
Site went down while I was using it, however, this could be very interesting (coming from a database noob). Definitely will keep my eye on the site as long as it's up ;P EDIT:…
ineedtosleep on HNVery impressive. Of course, some sort of SQL export would be very helpful (I couldn't find one before it went down, if there is one).
fusiongyro on HNthis is definitely cool
jaequery on HN
Objections
Lacks commenting or explanation of pattern usage and tradeoffs
From 3 comments
A great interface, but I see one huge omission - a place to discuss or comment the patterns. A pattern doesn't live in vacuum, it is good under certain circumstances and bad in…
ripperdoc on HNthis. The db pattern repository is a great idea but there must be a place to discuss or at least be able to list pro and cons, intended usage, and pitfalls. Just providing a…
Renaud on HNNice idea but needs a comment system. For example, I know a pattern like this has problems: http://dbpatterns.com/show/5072096089cbad6a389867c7/ Change the price of a product…
martin-adams on HN
Site went down under load
From 3 comments
Site is down at the moment. Maybe this is a demonstration of the "Crash and burn under load, even though it worked so well when nobody else was using it" database pattern? I run…
pjscott on HNcan't even get to the site, but the idea sounds good, will definately check back in a day or two, once the load on the servers goes back to normal.
jfaucett on HNSite went down while I was using it, however, this could be very interesting (coming from a database noob). Definitely will keep my eye on the site as long as it's up ;P EDIT:…
ineedtosleep on HN
Unclear utility of patterns
From 1 comment
It looks cool, but I don't see the utility just yet. Are there patterns that are very useful, but difficult to come up with just by following one of the normal forms?
krichman on HN
Requests
SQL export or generation
From 2 comments
Looks good; it'd be great to have a SQL generation feature which will allow you to generate scripts from the design surface.
modarts on HNVery impressive. Of course, some sort of SQL export would be very helpful (I couldn't find one before it went down, if there is one).
fusiongyro on HN
Sign in with GitHub
From 2 comments
Suggestion: support sign in with GitHub. It's really easy to do (they have a very clean oauth implementation) and would fit your target audience well.
simonw on HNI like the idea. Would love to have authenticated with my GitHub account.
DLarsen on HN
NoSQL patterns such as Cassandra
From 2 comments
Any plans for NoSQL patterns? I'd be happy to share some useful schemas for column stores like Cassandra.
3amOpsGuy on HNI'd love to see something like that.
vosper on HN
Start patterns without registering
From 1 comment
I should be able to start creating a pattern without having to register. Ask me for that if I want to save.
quadrant6 on HN
Questions
What is tastypie?
From 1 comment
What is tastypie?
chris_wot on HN
Alternatives named
Library of Free Data Models
From 1 comment
Wow, very clean UI, great work. On a related note, if anybody is looking for a mature source but with a substantially worse UI, I've been referencing the Library of Free Data…
rlander on HN
dbdsgnr
From 1 comment
I used http://dbdsgnr.appspot.com/ for something like this. It has sql export and it supports a few database engines. If it would allow better forking it would be awesome.
dplesca on HN