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Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by h1d »

crawrey wrote: post #105
neosavvy wrote: post #57

How is no one talking about https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/ These guys actually fix their bugs. It works on every database known to humans, and also does nearly everything DBeaver appears to do.

DataGrip is great. My previous workplace used to be locked into the Microsoft ecosystem and the core legacy product was backed onto a Microsoft SQL Server DB. Over the years we pushed the business to move away from the MS/Windows ecosystem. When this happened, like many others, I looked for a UNIX compatible DB client that supported SQL Server. First, I tried SQuirreL[1] and it was horrible. I just had to uninstall i…

Have you tried TablePlus? (Not the author but just want to know the experience if you have.)

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by eyeball »

ekianjo wrote: post #46

I use DBeaver to connect to Oracle SQL (among other things) and it works well for this purpose. I tried other alternatives too but DBeaver felt the best among them (layout, options, and general speed).

Benthic software makes a really nice sql editor for oracle. “Golden”

https://www.benthicsoftware.com

Inexpensive and light weight.

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by rebelde »

zmmmmm wrote: post #169
rebelde wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It constantly hassles me with requests to upgrade. Doesn't it sometimes try to trick me into installing something else, too?

Yeah, the Oracle installer does / used to do all those things. Apart from anything else, you will now end up agreeing in the fine print not to use Java for certain purposes. Basically, don't use anything Oracle to do with Java. Fortunately there are good ways to get it. OpenJDK and Azul have much more hassle free installations now. I personally use sdkman [1], but conda [2] is another very easy way to get java that w…

Thanks for the reply. You and the others have really lost me about the differences and compatibility of Java, JRE, OpenJDK, sdkman, conda??? Maybe I'm in the middle. I pay enough attention to not want to deal with Java, but I don't know well enough to find other non-Oracle ways. I might research all this someday and lose my distaste of Java.

Gave my honest thoughts on this and lost 3 karma points. Not too bad this time. I still have a few more to spend.

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

#194

Post by dewey »

h1d wrote: post #187
dewey wrote: post #138

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Not everyone makes a six figure salary and not everyone lives in a country where software developers are paid well. I do, but it’s a very ignorant view to justify expenses.

Is there any studies that show what kind of salary people get in various regions of the world for certain skill set levels?

I guess the StackOverflow salary data would be pretty extensive.

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by ekianjo »

eyeball wrote: post #192
ekianjo wrote: post #46

I use DBeaver to connect to Oracle SQL (among other things) and it works well for this purpose. I tried other alternatives too but DBeaver felt the best among them (layout, options, and general speed).

Benthic software makes a really nice sql editor for oracle. “Golden” https://www.benthicsoftware.com Inexpensive and light weight.

Looks good, but Windows only :-/

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by zmmmmm »

rebelde wrote: post #193
zmmmmm wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the Oracle installer does / used to do all those things. Apart from anything else, you will now end up agreeing in the fine print not to use Java for certain purposes. Basically, don't use anything Oracle to do with Java. Fortunately there are good ways to get it. OpenJDK and Azul have much more hassle free installations now. I personally use sdkman [1], but conda [2] is another very easy way to get java that w…

Thanks for the reply. You and the others have really lost me about the differences and compatibility of Java, JRE, OpenJDK, sdkman, conda??? Maybe I'm in the middle. I pay enough attention to not want to deal with Java, but I don't know well enough to find other non-Oracle ways. I might research all this someday and lose my distaste of Java. Gave my honest thoughts on this and lost 3 karma points. Not too bad this ti…

Yeah, it sucks that people will downvote people for legit opinions / experiences rather than actual bad faith comments.

I'm mainly interested because I write a lot of software that needs the JVM to run (I don't use Java itself much, but it comes to the same thing). So it is very useful for me to understand reasons people would reject my software.

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by hnmonkey »

tomnipotent wrote: post #101
hnmonkey wrote: post #95

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Yes, for some $200 is still a very non-trivial amount of money to spend on something. If your situation makes this a no-brainer for you, you're in a better spot than many that make 6 figures.

Tell that to mechanics, carpenters, or any other number of professions that are expected to buy their own tools or do so for security outside of an employer. Still a bargain.

I don't think what you're saying changes what I said at all. $200 is still a large amount of money for people, even if other trades force their employees to buy their tools. I don't see how that changes anything.

Re: Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool

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Post by crawrey »

h1d wrote: post #191
crawrey wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

DataGrip is great. My previous workplace used to be locked into the Microsoft ecosystem and the core legacy product was backed onto a Microsoft SQL Server DB. Over the years we pushed the business to move away from the MS/Windows ecosystem. When this happened, like many others, I looked for a UNIX compatible DB client that supported SQL Server. First, I tried SQuirreL[1] and it was horrible. I just had to uninstall i…

Have you tried TablePlus? (Not the author but just want to know the experience if you have.)

I haven't! But I was reading about it on this day as well and it looks well received, so I definitely want to give it a shot when I need to regularly use a DB tool again.
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