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10,000 Ft View of Work

We've been testing out an excellent suite of database tools for SQL Server here at work from Red Gate Software, and I captured this image while using their SQL Dependency Tracker tool. What you're seeing is a very high-level view of the database for a project I'm working on. Each one of those tiny dots is a database object (table, view, stored procedure, etc), and the lines between them show relationships. The layout is the one automatically generated by default.

I haven't used many database or code analysis tools like this, so it was striking to see such a high level (and admittedly pretty, in an abstract art sort of way) view.

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October 26. 2007 12:07

Sergey

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Sergey

October 26. 2007 12:09

Sergey

Did you spot the bad design in the upper-right corner? )

Sergey

October 26. 2007 13:24

Derek

Yes, and the row of isolated tables along the bottom is probably not so good either Smile

Derek

October 29. 2007 03:24

Josh P

Talk about putting something in perspective! Yeesh! I wonder what Alagasco's database would look like?

Josh P

November 1. 2007 01:57

Chris

Crazy man! And I thought that the database I use for WideNet's Control Panel was getting a little too many tables. There's only about 30 I think.. lol.

Chris

November 1. 2007 02:06

Chris

Seeing if my new Gravatar will show up now or if it's still propogating.

Chris

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