i'm back from cuba, thanks for publishing and bringing it over the finish line
On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Marketing-Team, > > the blog post is now online: > https://blog.couchdb.org/2016/04/26/databases-arent-boring/ > > Please spread the word … > > All the best > > Andy > > > -- > Andy Wenk > Hamburg - Germany > RockIt! > > GPG public key: > https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x4F1D0C59BC90917D > > > > > > On 23 Apr 2016, at 16:07, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ok fine. I’ll press the button Tuesday 10:00 CEST > > > > 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 17:35, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 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/ > >> > > > >
