Great job everyone, this looks fab! :) I’d say lets keep this for Tuesday late morning EU hours, Fridays are notoriously slow.
If anyone else has another good idea, I won’t be against it :) Best Jan -- > On 22 Apr 2016, at 10:53, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is the preview: https://couchdbblog.wordpress.com/?p=973&preview=true > > Not sure if you can see it Robert. Please someone else have a quick check. We > can post it then? The question is when? > > All the best > > Andy > -- > Andy Wenk > Hamburg - Germany > RockIt! > > GPG public key: > https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x4F1D0C59BC90917D > > > > >> On 22 Apr 2016, at 10:47, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am creating a draft at the moment … will be back in 30 Minutes with a link >> >> Cheers >> >> Andy >> -- >> Andy Wenk >> Hamburg - Germany >> RockIt! >> >> GPG public key: >> https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x4F1D0C59BC90917D >> >> >> >> >>> On 22 Apr 2016, at 04:32, Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> forgot to add the images: >>> >>> https://github.com/robertkowalski/couch-labs/blob/blog/blog/databases-are-not-boring/1-to-1.png >>> https://github.com/robertkowalski/couch-labs/blob/blog/blog/databases-are-not-boring/diff.png >>> https://github.com/robertkowalski/couch-labs/blob/blog/blog/databases-are-not-boring/first-prototype.png >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey there! >>>> >>>> Here is the latest version, thanks to the awesome help of Jenn! >>>> >>>> I am leaving for Cuba in 6 hours, it would be cool if someone could >>>> publish it. The feature is already merged. Please decide how you want to >>>> handle the video (embedded youtube, gif or something else). >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> >>>> Original video: >>>> >>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1809262/rev-browse.mov >>>> >>>> gif: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1809262/revision-browser.gif >>>> >>>> Article: >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> # Databases aren’t boring >>>> >>>> It sounds super boring, sometimes scary. Let’s talk about database >>>> development, data management, and database administration. Sounds boring, >>>> right? I promise: it isn’t. I mainly develop for [Fauxton]( >>>> https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton), the UI for CouchDB we’ll >>>> release with 2.0. We are developing, designing, and concepting a UI for >>>> administration and data management. >>>> >>>> When I tell fellow developers and designers that I develop a database, >>>> many of them look scared. Sometimes they also look bored, because people >>>> rarely imagine data management is exciting. Some of them might think of >>>> boring database courses in college. In this article we’ll discover what >>>> makes database development so interesting and exciting. >>>> >>>> One of our main objectives is to make data management as frictionless as >>>> possible for the user. How can we lower the entry barrier for new users, >>>> but still support our power users? How can we display data in an accurate, >>>> detailed way, but still have a high density of information? How do we >>>> measure our success without traditional systems to measure engagement, like >>>> tracking? It is important to remember--we can be successful only if our >>>> users are successful. >>>> >>>> A recent example where we want to make our users more successful is >>>> [eventual consistency and MVCC]( >>>> http://guide.couchdb.org/draft/consistency.html). Large numbers of >>>> conflicts can be problematic; they will slow down the database and take up >>>> a lot of space. Some of the Fauxton developers recently had a hackweek. As >>>> part of one project we asked ourselves: “How can we make conflict detection >>>> and resolution a first class citizen in CouchDB and make it as frictionless >>>> as possible?” >>>> >>>> Our goals: >>>> >>>> - Conflict detection should be as easy as possible >>>> - Make conflict resolution as easy as possible and provide necessary >>>> tooling >>>> - Help to avoid situations where a large number of conflicts become >>>> problematic >>>> - Provide better education and tutorials for conflict resolution, directly >>>> in the dashboard >>>> >>>> We focused mainly on conflict resolution as our time was limited to one >>>> week. A document with conflicts has different revisions, and Couch elects >>>> one as the “winning revision.” How to choose the right revision and get rid >>>> of the other ones? Our project, codenamed “The Revision Browser,” was born. >>>> We wanted to provide a way to easily diff revisions, and inspect the >>>> revision tree. We also wanted an easy way to delete conflicting revisions >>>> and select other revisions as a winner. The first, ugly prototype had two >>>> dropdowns: >>>> >>>>  >>>> >>>> We are a distributed team, so use video calls for evaluating the >>>> iterations. We demo the current, incomplete work. Whenever possible, we >>>> test ad-hoc changes directly in the browser during the session. One >>>> addition that came up during our demos was to provide another view mode >>>> next to the “diff mode”. It shows both conflicting documents next to each >>>> other: >>>> >>>>  >>>> >>>> After the hackweek we had some work left to bring the project over the >>>> finish line. I am happy to announce that we have a minimum viable product >>>> now: >>>> >>>>  >>>> >>>> The feature was created in close collaboration with other developers and >>>> UX researchers. [Here is a video showing the new features in action]( >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8d7PzMVsk): >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <iframe width="420" height="315" src=" >>>> https://www.youtube.com/embed/3G8d7PzMVsk"; frameborder="0" >>>> allowfullscreen></iframe> >>>> >>>> >>>> Data management is also interesting from the technical point of view. How >>>> can we display a lot of documents, but keep the application snappy? >>>> >>>> The revision browser is written in React. The code itself is pretty >>>> concise as we recently added ES 2015 / ES6 support to Fauxton. Thanks to >>>> our test coverage, we can refactor large parts of Fauxton. Recently, we >>>> changed the whole infrastructure underneath without much trouble. >>>> Interested in the code? It is available at: >>>> https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/pull/670 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ## Conclusion >>>> >>>> >>>> Despite its image, data management and database administration IS >>>> interesting. We face hard problems from a product point of view. They are >>>> challenging and it is fun to solve them in a team including developers, UX >>>> researchers, and designers. We also face interesting technical problems and >>>> solve them with the best technology available. >>>> >>>> >>>> ## About the author >>>> >>>> Robert Kowalski is a passionate software engineer and CouchDB contributor. >>>> He enjoys traveling and recently released a book about command line tools >>>> in Node.js, [The CLI Book](http://theclibook.com). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 12:50 AM, Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> here is the original source of the video (maybe to create better gifs i >>>>> my does not suffice?): >>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1809262/rev-browse.mov >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> here is the gif: >>>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1809262/revision-browser.gif >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ooooh, I really like this, the feature and the writeup! Thanks for >>>>>>> offering to post >>>>>>> it on the CouchDB blog. I’d be very much in favour! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’d suggest we put this in a google doc and give it an editorial >>>>>>> once-over (looking at Jenn with puppy-eyes ^^), but then this is ready >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> go. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The video could maybe be a gif, so we can tweet/share it more easily, >>>>>>> if you are up for converting it (or anyone, really). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Great job! :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best >>>>>>> Jan >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 19 Apr 2016, at 19:39, Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I went into a hip cafe this weekend, drank espressi and wrote a >>>>>>> blogpost! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The draft is at >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/robertkowalski/couch-labs/blob/blog/blog/databases-are-not-boring/databases-are-not-boring.md >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you want we can publish it on the CouchDB blog, but I am also happy >>>>>>>> to publish it somewhere else. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> btw.: seems GitHub does not support embedded videos in markdown, so I >>>>>>>> linked it for the draft. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: >>>>>>> https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> > -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
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