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I don't think an "official" GUI is necessary. Rather it would simply hurt the community of paid/free tools that have built up around it. My favorite PostgreSQL

by asnyder 12y ago

I don't think an "official" GUI is necessary. Rather it would simply hurt the community of paid/free tools that have built up around it. My favorite PostgreSQL GUI is: http://www.sqlmanager.net/products/postgresql/manager http://www.sqlmanager.net/products/postgresql/manager, it's excellent overall.

terhechte 12y ago
Excuse me, but I think this only runs on Windows. Many developers use Mac OS X or Linux. A wonderful cross platform solution would certainly be great. I'm using PGAdmin on a weekly basis, and while it offers more features than any other free solution, it fails at usability, native integration and also lacks support for the more advanced features of PostgreSQL.
- asnyder 12y ago
  It supports most of the advanced features of PostgreSQL, including functions, triggers, composite types, JSON, and most anything one can throw at it. Not to mention it obviously has a great SQL Editor with auto-complete for when you want to do drafts by hand, as I usually do. As far as it being windows only, I thought that was no longer an issue thanks to great tools like Parallels and VMWare Fusion. Can't you just open the app in that while still living in your OS? I honestly don't see much of an issue.
  - yangyang 12y ago
    Windows licences are not cheap.
    - asnyder 12y ago
      You can find genuine windows licenses pretty easily for about $50, and the windows store sells them for as low $69.99, but it's true, you do need a license. Though for all the time it's saved me over the years it's definitely worth it IMO. It would be nice if they made a cross platform version, I remember they used to support Linux somehow.
  - Someone1234 12y ago
    I cannot tell if you're for real here? I had to check your LinkedIn since it sounded a lot like you worked for them. First you essentially say "they shouldn't make their own, as this $350 tool's business might be impacted" and then when people raise legitimate concerns (e.g. that it doesn't support their platform) you suggest even more expensive ways to mitigate it (an additional $300+). So essentially your argument is: "They shouldn't make a free GUI, there is $350 of commercial software that might lose business, that runs on all systems if you spend $350 for a VM+licence." I'm struggling to take you even a tiny bit seriously here.
    - astine 12y ago
      No, he said that there should be an official GUI because the ecosystem of competitive GUIs, free and paid, might be affected. That is, a single official one might discourage people from making their own.

by asnyder 12y ago

terhechte 12y ago

Excuse me, but I think this only runs on Windows. Many developers use Mac OS X or Linux. A wonderful cross platform solution would certainly be great. I'm using PGAdmin on a weekly basis, and while it offers more features than any other free solution, it fails at usability, native integration and also lacks support for the more advanced features of PostgreSQL.

asnyder 12y ago
It supports most of the advanced features of PostgreSQL, including functions, triggers, composite types, JSON, and most anything one can throw at it. Not to mention it obviously has a great SQL Editor with auto-complete for when you want to do drafts by hand, as I usually do. As far as it being windows only, I thought that was no longer an issue thanks to great tools like Parallels and VMWare Fusion. Can't you just open the app in that while still living in your OS? I honestly don't see much of an issue.
- yangyang 12y ago
  Windows licences are not cheap.
  - asnyder 12y ago
    You can find genuine windows licenses pretty easily for about $50, and the windows store sells them for as low $69.99, but it's true, you do need a license. Though for all the time it's saved me over the years it's definitely worth it IMO. It would be nice if they made a cross platform version, I remember they used to support Linux somehow.
- Someone1234 12y ago
  I cannot tell if you're for real here? I had to check your LinkedIn since it sounded a lot like you worked for them. First you essentially say "they shouldn't make their own, as this $350 tool's business might be impacted" and then when people raise legitimate concerns (e.g. that it doesn't support their platform) you suggest even more expensive ways to mitigate it (an additional $300+). So essentially your argument is: "They shouldn't make a free GUI, there is $350 of commercial software that might lose business, that runs on all systems if you spend $350 for a VM+licence." I'm struggling to take you even a tiny bit seriously here.
  - astine 12y ago
    No, he said that there should be an official GUI because the ecosystem of competitive GUIs, free and paid, might be affected. That is, a single official one might discourage people from making their own.