The What, Why, & How of Data Modeling with Dan Singerman
Today, we’re joined by Dan Singerman, founder and director of Reason Factory. He talks to us about why you should consider the user’s mental model when creating software, why it’s important to have consistent vernacular across your system, and more.
Chapters
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- (00:36) - Dan’s background and what his consultancy does
- (04:03) - What is a model?
- (06:45) - The challenges with modeling
- (11:03) - Tall tale about the issue encountered with a music streaming platform’s data model
- (23:25) - Tips on effective data modeling
- (38:36) - The importance of consistent vernacular
- (44:41) - Why you should fix your domain model before launch
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About the Hosts
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Around the same time, Captain Ola bought a Macintosh SE for his high school with the proceeds from the school newspaper he started.
These days, you’ll find them building web apps live on stream and doing developer marketing work for clients. They are both passionate about the web as a platform and the joy of creating your own thing.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Benedicte (Queen) Raae 👑
🏴☠️ Dev building web apps in public for fun and profit 👑 Helping you get the most out of @GatsbyJS📺 Streams every Thursday: https://t.co/xaLy43cqMI
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Ola Vea
A piraty dev who also help devs stop wrecking their skill-builder-ship ⛵. Dev at (https://t.co/8m50kyT981) & POW! w/👑 @raae & Pirate Princess Lillian (8) 🥳🏴☠️
Guest
Dan Singerman
Parent, programmer, inverts the Y-axis, makes silly word games on the Internet. The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie, don’t @ me.
Editor
Krista Melgarejo
Marketing & Podcasts at @userlist | Originally trained in science but happily doing other stuff in SaaS & tech now
