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Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Why does PgAdmin have a double versioning scheme? Both 4 and v8.0 seem unusual in this context; maybe I'm too used to semver to immediately get it.

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Why does PgAdmin have a double versioning scheme? Both 4 and v8.0 seem unusual in this context; maybe I'm too used to semver to immediately get it.

It's version 8 of the complete rewrite/webification that was v4. I guess v4.8.0 would make more sense.

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Why does PgAdmin have a double versioning scheme? Both 4 and v8.0 seem unusual in this context; maybe I'm too used to semver to immediately get it.

PgAdmin 4 was a complete rewrite.

That was when it went from being a decent gui app to a craptacular web app, right? Or was that v3?

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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PgAdmin 4 was a complete rewrite.

That was when it went from being a decent gui app to a craptacular web app, right? Or was that v3?

Could you be more specific - what's crap about it? I found it awesome that I can host it on a server similar to phpmyadmin and give out access to my staff. And the app itself is very good IMHO.

The developers have full admin access to their computers, but not the DBAs and the Business Analysts. They can't install anything on their computers. So giving them an URL to work with was a huge win.

If you want something like the old pgAdmin, try DBeaver.

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was when it went from being a decent gui app to a craptacular web app, right? Or was that v3?

Could you be more specific - what's crap about it? I found it awesome that I can host it on a server similar to phpmyadmin and give out access to my staff. And the app itself is very good IMHO. The developers have full admin access to their computers, but not the DBAs and the Business Analysts. They can't install anything on their computers. So giving them an URL to work with was a huge win. If you want something lik…

Yes, all my love to DBeaver! I achieve so much better performance and productivity in that one over things like pgAdmin 4 and SQL Server Management Studio. It's a gem. <3

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was when it went from being a decent gui app to a craptacular web app, right? Or was that v3?

Could you be more specific - what's crap about it? I found it awesome that I can host it on a server similar to phpmyadmin and give out access to my staff. And the app itself is very good IMHO. The developers have full admin access to their computers, but not the DBAs and the Business Analysts. They can't install anything on their computers. So giving them an URL to work with was a huge win. If you want something lik…

Can't you also give granular access to the DB itself and people connect via the GUI app? I don't see how it's different.

Re: PgAdmin 4 v8.0

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was when it went from being a decent gui app to a craptacular web app, right? Or was that v3?

Could you be more specific - what's crap about it? I found it awesome that I can host it on a server similar to phpmyadmin and give out access to my staff. And the app itself is very good IMHO. The developers have full admin access to their computers, but not the DBAs and the Business Analysts. They can't install anything on their computers. So giving them an URL to work with was a huge win. If you want something lik…

Capabilities are great, but it's not great as a desktop app. I'm constantly fighting against the UI -- the behavior of tabs for instance.
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