skills/database-design/SKILL.md
Database design principles and decision-making. Schema design, indexing strategy, ORM selection, serverless databases.
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Learn to THINK, not copy SQL patterns.
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| File | Description | When to Read |
|------|-------------|--------------|
| database-selection.md | PostgreSQL vs Neon vs Turso vs SQLite | Choosing database |
| orm-selection.md | Drizzle vs Prisma vs Kysely | Choosing ORM |
| schema-design.md | Normalization, PKs, relationships | Designing schema |
| indexing.md | Index types, composite indexes | Performance tuning |
| optimization.md | N+1, EXPLAIN ANALYZE | Query optimization |
| migrations.md | Safe migrations, serverless DBs | Schema changes |
Before designing schema:
❌ Default to PostgreSQL for simple apps (SQLite may suffice) ❌ Skip indexing ❌ Use SELECT * in production ❌ Store JSON when structured data is better ❌ Ignore N+1 queries
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