The latest articles on DEV Community by mvprav (@mvprav). https://dev.to/mvprav https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F929807%2F1c1ebc4d-9ecd-401f-b262-43fb50c20f21.png https://dev.to/mvprav en mvprav Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:46:34 +0000 https://dev.to/mvprav/why-cant-we-navigate-db-tables-as-easily-as-our-code-5447 https://dev.to/mvprav/why-cant-we-navigate-db-tables-as-easily-as-our-code-5447 <p>I have been developing for the past 17 years and whenever I wanted to talk to developers regarding a feature, I always found it difficult to have all the tables needed for the conversation - while DB diagram did help in this a little bit, it was still very straight jacketed &amp; restrictive. </p> <p>We would eventually manage, but I always wondered why is navigating and reading code so easy, but not the same for database. </p> <p>I have explored many tools, but none that satisfied the simple need of cataloging, searching and navigating tables easily.</p> <p>So our team set out to solve this very problem and built a tool that could help us easily visualize the DB schema, tag the tables with APIs, features etc &amp; filter the table views in a simple but rich UI - we have been using it for a while internally and those who use it just loved it - so, we have now decided to open it up to the world - Introducing DBDaddy.dev to the world :) </p> <p>Do register for early access, we would love to hear your experience using the app &amp; get your feedback on this - thank you all 🙏</p> <p><a href="https://dbdaddy.dev">https://dbdaddy.dev</a></p>