node-hdb

The "Client" is database drivers for different environments. JDBC, OCBC, ODBO, Python. Unfortunately, drivers only exist for Windows and Linux - but the JDBC driver is pure Java, so if you want to code Java against HANA from a Mac, you can do it (simply download any Client package, unzip and use the jgdbc.jar as JDBC driver. The best choice is not even in the package: node.js drivers for HANA. Easiest way to get is npm install hdb Full (!) Open Source, https://github.com/SAP/node-hdb Fully agree with your comment about independent ecosystem. I'm not officially related anymore, but still pushing internally. HANA (even HANA One) is too expensive, there's not obvious go-to-market route for smaller shops and all that information is purely curated hence hard to navigate. Well, SAP is just beginning to open up, so call it beginners mistakes. A