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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] janl opened a new issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
janl opened a new issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282
Hey all,
when creating a database, a user now has to decide between creating a partitioned and non-partitioned database. There is nothing wrong with this in principle, but I’d like to suggest a small change:
Instead of a two radio buttons, use a single checkbox to get a partitioned database.
My reasoning is the following:
1. it is an extra step: when folks create a database, they need to do one more thing, even if they want a non-partitioned database.
2. non-partitioned databases are by far the norm. The use-cases for partitioned re relatively small and well defined, and not useful for most applications.
3. the way the control works now is that:
- the user _has_ to make a choice. that means even new users need to learn about partitioned databases before they can create their first database, which seems excessive.
- forcing a choice signals that this is an _important_ choice to make, which is true if you want a partitioned database, but you usually do not.
- the partitioned case is the _first choice_ and it is the _positively phrased_ option. When presented with making a choice here, most users will create a partitioned db and likely suffer consequences.
If instead creating a database would be the text input for entering the database name, and the create button, with a checkbox to enable partitioning, we’d get a default behaviour that is much more in line with the importance of the feature:
1. no choice required by default
2. new users can learn about partitioning if they want to
3. users that know they want partitioning can’t miss this.
So I suggest we make a change from radio buttons to a checkbox that is off by default.
What do you think?
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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] michaelbreslin commented on issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
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michaelbreslin commented on issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282#issuecomment-634650602
Jan,
Funny that you suggested this. The first release of partitioned databases for Cloudant had a checkbox as you suggested, see below:
We noticed a slow uptake of the feature. So we thought it would be better for adoption for customers to have to make a choice in the UI and understand the consequences at database creation time, in which case we landed with this after working with design:
Given that partition queries aren't nearly as useful in upcoming architecture changes, I agree with your sentiment on the change back to original checkbox to remove friction from the create database UX.
@Antonio-Maranhao do we still have the checkbox code around that we can implement in Fauxton? I would still want to keep the accordion dropdown that explains what a partitioned database is though.
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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] janl commented on issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
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janl commented on issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282#issuecomment-798928023
@dottorblaster super late reply, but go have at it :)
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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] Antonio-Maranhao commented on issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
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Antonio-Maranhao commented on issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282#issuecomment-634678568
@michaelbreslin it's easy enough to change it back. I preferred the checkbox approach anyway, so I'm +1
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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] dottorblaster commented on issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
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dottorblaster commented on issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282#issuecomment-678670281
@janl looks like a nice improvement for the UI, and a change with which I resonate so much :-) I feel like I can do this, did this debate consume enough to begin writing some code or shall we wait some more feedback?
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[GitHub] [couchdb-fauxton] janl commented on issue #1282: [DISCUSS] Simplify setting up non-partitioned databases
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janl commented on issue #1282:
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/issues/1282#issuecomment-634702857
hah, this is great, thanks for the context! :)
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