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migra
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djrobstep / migra

migra

DEPRECATED: Like diff but for PostgreSQL schemas

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DEPRECATED: Like diff but for PostgreSQL schemas

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Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 4:00:59 PM UTC.

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HN mentions by year29 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-03-01 23:51:53 UTC to 2026-07-15 18:30:03 UTC.

024682017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 2 submissions, 1 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 0 submissions, 8 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC321
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC808
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC615
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC312

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McAvey·Jul 15, 2026Submission

Show HN: Pgmig: Generate migrations between Postgres databases

I've been comparing PostgreSQL schemas for so many years now. I've been using all kinds of frameworks for ORM and code-first schema generation, but getting the actual "diff" between what I have and what I want has always been a pain. For a long time, I've relied on a customized version of migra (https://github.com/djrobstep/migra). It was the best tool of all those I've tried, but it's unfortunately deprecated and no longer maintained. I kept dreaming of building my own comparison tool - one with modern features, better performance, and the extra features I always wished I had. I've had the architecture of the tool in my head for years, but knew that I will never find the time to do the tedious introspection query logic. Last weekend I decided to finally give it a try and built an initial version with Claude. Long story short it's now st
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able enough that I'm using it in all my personal and work projects that use PostgreSQL. This experience really shifted my thinking in regards to building stuff with AI, and the future of tooling in general. Excited to get any feedback, let me know what you think! https://github.com/Apakottur/pgmig
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