Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design
Pramod Sadalage and Scott Ambler
The infrastructure-as-code revolution in IT is also affecting database administration. With this practical book, developers, system administrators, and junior to mid-level DBAs will learn how the modern practice of site reliability engineering...
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🟢 Developer Verdict
Offers practical strategies for evolving database schemas without disrupting existing applications, tackling real-world refactoring challenges.
Read this if
- ✓ You need to refactor a live, production database schema.
- ✓ You want to apply agile and evolutionary principles to database design.
- ✓ You manage databases that require continuous, non-breaking changes.
Skip this for now if
- ✗ You are seeking advanced database performance tuning techniques.
- ✗ You prefer a book focused solely on SQL query optimization.
- ✗ You expect hands-on coding exercises for specific database systems.
📊 Why Developers Recommend
It goes deep into the internals of data systems and storage engines.
It works as a reference for understanding implementation details that most books skip.
Recommended as a foundational resource that establishes core understanding, remaining useful regardless of technology trends.
💬 What Developers Say
"Check out the references at the end of this blog entry for further material to read about Evolutionary Database Design."
— hasurahq_staff · Evolutionary Database Design, GraphQL, APIs, and Database Schema Migrations : Part 1 · Oct 31, 2020
"algunas de estas las podemos encontrar en el libro de Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design, por mencionar algunas fuentes."
— jresendiz27 · Le debo dinero al Banco de México: Negociando la deuda técnica. · Jul 3, 2020
👤 Who Should Read This
Best for
- • Senior engineers deepening their expertise
- • Tech leads making technology and architecture decisions
- • Engineers involved in system design and architecture
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