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DBeaver, a solid alternative to MySQL Workbench that works like a charm with MariaDB

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You may have noticed that MySQL Workbench has not been actively developed for a long time… You can see the number of open bugs. And the number of commits illustrates this too:

In fact, Workbench has been put out of maintenance mode to add the MySQL HeatWave Migration Assistant to OCI. Not less, no more.

On some versions, it is no longer able to connect to a MariaDB Server, or to use it on new OSes (Fedora 43, recent macOS, …).

These kinds of GUI tools are very popular for developers, and I was surprised by the number of users Workbench had.

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What the MariaDB Community Wants Next: A Look at Our MySQL-Compatibility Poll

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We recently asked the community:

“Which MySQL-compatibility feature would you most like to see in the next MariaDB release?”

A big thank you to everyone who voted. We received 506 votes, and the results give us a helpful snapshot of which compatibility gaps feel most important to users right now.

Poll results

A two-feature race

The first thing that jumps out is how close the top two were.

MEMBER OF json operator (MDEV-38591) came in first with 145 votes, but bitwise operators for binary and bit types (MDEV-10526) were right behind it with 138 votes.

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