Most developers are coming from a background with relational database-specific experience, and then trying out some new NoSQL databases like MongoDB. Here are some “gotchas” I ran into while using MongoDB with my MySQL hat still on: Queries are case-sensitive Fields and queries in MongoDB are case-sensitive: 1 2 3 var test1 = db.test.find({’tags’: ‘jquery’}).count(); [...]
NoSQL First Impressions: Object Databases Missed the Boat
I’ve spent the past few weeks here at work researching and playing with NoSQL databases (and especially MongoDB) for a new feature we’re developing that doesn’t easily fit into a relational model. And so far, I really like what I see. The profoundness of the shift away from the relational model and the implications that [...]
