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Ask HN: Is a SQL Library Application a useful idea ?
Hi,
Summary : would a SQL library application, that gave a central place for teams to store
standardize and share SQL be useful ?
I'm considering creating a SQL library application for windows.
It will either be a stand alone app or an Excel Add-In.
At this point I'm thinking
Features :
- You can add in SQL statements (probably pasted from your SQL client)
- Categorize Statements
- Apply a configurable format (indenting etc) to each statement
- Associate a description with each statement
Would this be useful ?
Cheers
- michael_dorfman 17y agoWhat is SQL specific about your idea? Wouldn't it work just as well for any type of code snippets? And, wouldn't most developers want their code-snippet add-in to be integrated into their IDE?
- samh 17y agoA good point. SQL is more likely to be used in different applications than code in an organisation I would say. So there is more use to an independant library location. Also code is usually in the context of a project / application where are SQL statements often exist in isolation. I think most code snippets exist as part of a code base, but SQL statements often do a single job. That's what I'm thinking anyway. Not too sure. I guess I shall note you as someone who doesn't see the value. Good feedback to have.