You Should Add Debug Views to Your DB
6 days ago
- #SQL
- #Debugging
- #Database Optimization
- Bug report details Sophie's error when viewing a diff in her contribution to the @unison/cloud project.
- The process of finding the specific contribution involves complex SQL queries with multiple joins.
- Creating a debugging view (debug_contributions) simplifies future queries by pre-defining joins and including readable fields like branch names and project shorthand.
- Debugging views are efficient, don't consume extra database space, and can be easily updated or deleted.
- The article suggests using debugging views to save time on repetitive queries, despite potential performance trade-offs with computed columns.
- The author promotes their book on optics in Haskell and functional programming, linking it to the educational value of the post.