The Definitive Primer to Airtable
Overview
Airtable revolutionizes the boring concept of relational database by gifting business users the benefits of NoSQL database (e.g. MongoDB, Cassandra, Amazon’s DynamoDB). It expertly fills the void between Excel, Access, SQL and NoSQL databases, and even FileMaker Pro!
Slide Deck
https://www.slideshare.net/kennethlo/airtable-primer
Likes
Airtable offers ultimate flexibility and accessibility. Gone are the days when you must spend a significant portion of efforts with schema and data dictionary design upfront. Database development and management can now be truly iterative. That mate very well with agile development methodologies.
The graphical nature of the platform spares users from possessing prerequisite knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and command-line interface (CLI).
Dislikes
Most of Airtable’s targeted clientele may already be familiar with advanced functions from Excel or SQL and would naturally be interested in leveraging them for advanced calculations or business logic. As feature-packed as Airtable is, it is bound to run into selected use cases where functionality gaps manifest themselves. Airtable is diligently working on plugging these gaps, and I remain extremely hopeful and faithful!
Resources
Showcase: FastKadence Airtable Tabular vs Gallery Views
Showcase: Kenneth’s Airtable Gallery View
Originally published at https://klopmp.com on May 19, 2021.
