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Commented Issue: Compatibility

jayshepherd — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:52:28 GMT

We're going to pretend that the existing database can't be changed, but only extended. This way folks with existing Northwind Demos will "just work" against NotNorthwind. This plug-ability should also encourage people with demos to extend their existing those of things like web frameworks but are just using the database as a place to find scenarios.
We'd like it to support (either via creative SQL or multiple versions) multiple databases like mysql, SQLite, Oracle, etc.
We'd like it to be an existing "legacy" database that ORM tools could each build on top of so we could compare apples to apples.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: jayshepherd **

One task suggestion out of the gate would be to get a working .sql of the current Northwind written for the various databases as a version 0.01--sort of a first unit test for what currently exists.

Commented Issue: Sample Data

jayshepherd — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:27:41 GMT

At some point it'd be cool to make the database REALLY HUGE to test the scale of both it, and the things folks build on top of it.
We'd like pluggable Sample Data, so we'll make the structure file separate from the sample data. Basically Database "Themes" as not everyone wants the standard Microsoft "scrubbed" names.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: jayshepherd **

One possibility for creating data would be to use something like Faker (http://faker.rubyforge.org) to create lots of fake data. We could simply create a series of .sql files full of inserts for various thematic data sets that could be downloaded.

Are there other Fake Data tools out there that people have used successfully?

Created Issue: Alternate Domains

shanselman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:51:38 GMT

We also think that the Northwind world could be explored with more "Vertical" things like these. These could also be done without changing the core database.
Expense Tracking and Approval
Accounts Receivable and Payable and Payroll
Business Intelligence - Warehousing, Sales, Trends

Created Issue: Sample Data

shanselman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:51:22 GMT

Created Issue: Compatibility

shanselman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:51:10 GMT

Created Issue: Tagging

shanselman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:50:59 GMT

In parallel to, and juxtaposed against the existing Product/Category relationship, tagging, and social tagging, introduces some interesting DB issues as we'll want to tag anything not just products, resulting in a many-to-many heterogeneous situation. It also makes for some potentially interesting User Interfaces.

Created Issue: Product Reviews and Ratings

shanselman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:50:45 GMT

This new area should introduce a number of interesting, but easily understood concepts that can be used to showcase everything from whatever cool AJAX toolkit you're demoing to how flexible your CodeGenerator or ORM is.
Perhaps extending reviews to "x people found this review helpful" as well. Also, wish-lists, etc.