Reading other people’s code is a sure-fire way to improve as a developer. But what about as a database designer? The same process applies!

This post by Shekhar Gulati is him sharing what he learned by applying that principle to GitLab’s schema.

I learnt a lot from the GitLab schema. They don’t blindly apply the same practices to all the table designs. Each table makes the best decision based on its purpose, the kind of data it stores, and its rate of growth.

More posts like this, please!