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Jonathan Fishner

@chartdb

articles: 12
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active: 2025-07-15 → 2026-06-11

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JO Jonathan Fishner

10 Best ERD Tools for Better Visualizing Your Data via Diagram in 2025

In this read, we have picked the best tools for ER diagrams. I have considered each on 5 parameters and rated them.

Jul 15, 2025 · 5 min read · 9 claps #database #erd-tool #chartdb

10 Best ERD Tools for Better Visualizing Your Data via Diagram in 2025

JO Jonathan Fishner

Draw.io vs Lucidchart vs ChartDB: Guide for Best ERD Tool

You know that feeling when you join a new project and ask, “Okay, so how does the database actually work?”, and someone sends you a…

Jun 11, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #erd-tool #data-modeling #database

Draw.io vs Lucidchart vs ChartDB: Guide for Best ERD Tool

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JO Jonathan Fishner

10 Best ERD Tools for Better Visualizing Your Data

Most databases aren’t hard to build. They’re hard to understand. When schemas grow messy and documentation falls behind, the right ERD tool…

Mar 17, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #chartdb #erd-plus #drawsql

10 Best ERD Tools for Better Visualizing Your Data

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JO Jonathan Fishner

Data Modeling for ClickHouse: How to Optimize Schemas for High-Speed Analytics

Discover best practices to optimize schemas for high-speed analytics and large-scale performance.

Jan 22, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #chartdb #data-modeling #clickhouse

Data Modeling for ClickHouse: How to Optimize Schemas for High-Speed Analytics

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JO Jonathan Fishner

How to Generate an ERD from SQL using ChartDB

Ever inherited a database with zero documentation?

Mar 06, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #sql #chartdb #entity-relationship-model

How to Generate an ERD from SQL using ChartDB

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JO Jonathan Fishner

How to Design Effective Schemas for Google BigQuery

A clear, practical guide on why schema design matters in Google BigQuery and how ChartDB helps teams plan efficiently.

Feb 02, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #google-big-query #schema #chartdb

How to Design Effective Schemas for Google BigQuery

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JO Jonathan Fishner

10 Common Mistakes in Database Design (And How to Avoid Them)

A few years ago, one of my friends’ startups launched their app only to have it collapse because its database lacked proper foreign keys…

Jun 10, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #database #database-design #chartdb

10 Common Mistakes in Database Design (And How to Avoid Them)

JO Jonathan Fishner

Real-Time Schema Visualization: Why ChartDB Eliminates Manual Syncing

Learn why manual schema syncing breaks teams, and how ChartDB keeps schema visualization up to date with fast, repeatable refresh.

Jan 11, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #chartdb #real-time-schema #manual-syncing

Real-Time Schema Visualization: Why ChartDB Eliminates Manual Syncing

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JO Jonathan Fishner

Database Visualization: Statistics and Trends 2026

Database visualization and data modelling have rapidly shifted from a category of “nice-to-have” to non-negotiable. With the sheer volume…

Jun 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #database-visualization #database #chartdb

Database Visualization: Statistics and Trends 2026

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JO Jonathan Fishner

Data Modeling in SQL: What It Is, Types, and How to Do It

A few years ago, I spent days trying to debug a report that kept giving us the wrong numbers. The queries were fine. The database was live…

Jun 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #data-modeling #sql #database

Data Modeling in SQL: What It Is, Types, and How to Do It

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JO Jonathan Fishner

5 Best Cloud Data Modeling Tools in 2026

Discover the top 5 cloud data modeling tools in 2026. Design, visualise, and refine database schemas faster with modern collaboration.

Jan 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #chartdb #sqldbm #drawsql

5 Best Cloud Data Modeling Tools in 2026

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JO Jonathan Fishner

What Is a Database Relationship? Types, Pitfalls and How it Works

Ever struggled with broken joins, scattered tables, or a schema that no one fully understands? You’re not alone. Most bugs I’ve seen in…

Mar 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #chartdb #database-relationships #one-to-one-relationship