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数据库工具目前处于一个奇怪的境地。一方面，有一些强大的商业工具，试图将所有功能集于一身。它们支持每种数据库引擎、每种工作流程和每个边缘案例。结果往往是一个庞大的应用程序，启动时间长，用户界面复杂，用户常常感觉自己是在导航一个系统，而不是在查看数据。另一方面，有一些轻量级或开源工具，它们快速且简单，但一旦需要超出基本查询的功能，就会迅速遇到瓶颈。缺失的并不是原始功能，而是用户体验的规范。许多数据库管理工具给人的感觉是它们在没有经过修剪的情况下不断增长。功能不断累积，交互变得隐含，简单的操作需要不必要的上下文切换。随着时间的推移，用户最终会付出用户体验的代价：更多的点击、更多的等待和更多的心理负担。对于那些频繁在不同数据库之间切换的开发者，或者只是想快速探索数据的用户来说，这种摩擦迅速累积。即使在图形工具应该是更好选择的情况下，回到终端往往更容易。我开始尝试开发一个小型数据库管理工具，主要是为了填补这一空白：快速启动、明确的操作、最小的抽象，以及一个不干扰用户的界面。这个实验最终演变成了 debba.sql，一个用 Rust 编写并基于 Tauri 构建的开源数据库管理工具。它的功能范围有意限制，仍然是一个副项目。不过，更有趣的问题是，超出了任何单一工具的范畴：为什么我们仍然接受糟糕的用户体验作为数据库工具的默认状态？如果你感兴趣，欢迎反馈——但更欢迎的是关于“开发者工具的良好用户体验”应该是什么样子的讨论。链接仓库：https://github.com/debba/debba.sql欢迎提出想法、点赞和贡献。

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Database tooling is in a strange place.On one side, there are powerful, commercial tools that try to be everything at once. They support every engine, every workflow, every edge case. The result is often a heavy application with long startup times, dense UIs, and a constant feeling that you’re navigating a system rather than inspecting data.On the other side, there are lightweight or open-source tools that are fast and simple—but quickly hit a wall as soon as you need anything beyond basic querying.What’s missing is not raw functionality, but UX discipline.Many database managers feel like they’ve grown without ever being pruned. Features accumulate, interactions become implicit, and simple actions require unnecessary context switching. Over time, you end up paying a UX tax: more clicks, more waiting, more mental overhead.For developers who frequently jump between databases or just want to explore data quickly, this friction adds up fast. It’s often easier to drop back to the terminal, even when a graphical tool should be the better option.I started experimenting with a small database manager mainly to address this gap: fast startup, explicit actions, minimal abstraction, and a UI that stays out of the way.That experiment eventually became debba.sql, an open-source database manager written in Rust and built with Tauri. It’s intentionally limited in scope and still very much a side project.The more interesting question, though, is broader than any single tool:Why are we still accepting poor UX as the default for database tooling?If you’re curious, feedback is welcome—but even more welcome is the discussion around what “good UX” for developer tools should actually look like.Link repo: https://github.com/debba/debba.sqlIdeas, stars and contributions are welcome.

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