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0 pointsrobinwarren14y ago0 comments

I must admit that I picked mongodb (+ node) for my latest project for fun. But I then discovered that being able to dump json straight into a datastore without having to create tables etc. first was a great benefit in quickly building something out.

So something I did for fun turned out to be the simplest thing which worked. Only I didn't know that when I did it. I think developers who don't occasionally pick something new for fun on a side project are doomed not to know when that new thing could actually be applicable on a project that matters.

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true_religion14y ago

MongoDB isn't the best example to use as a genralization of NoSQL.

Many NoSQL databases have a structure you have to conform to---its just not a relational structure.

karolist14y ago

I'd actually like to do that too but have a hard time wrapping my head around the notion of building a website with node + nosql alone. My understanding is that node is best for realtime chat-like apps.. Is your project web related might I ask?

grannyg00se14y ago

Node is very handy for high transaction, short transfer, high connection count applications like chat. That's because of the non blocking single thread architecture, low overhead connections, and little bloat (small footprint).

However, that doesn't mean it isn't well suited for building a website. You'd probably want to include some add-ons for that though (eg: express).

Note that even for realtime chat-like apps you'll probably need some kind of datastore and in fact that example sounds like a great use case for nosql as a datastore.

karolist14y ago

Thank you for mentioning express, I'm now excited to use it in my next project!

robinwarrenOP14y ago

Hi, sorry for the slow reply. As mentioned express is a good way to go for getting a website up with node.

Since you asked, my project is over here http://jobstractor.com if you want to take a look. My email is on the site so feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions. I'm planning on writing up my experience and a bit about how I've structured things so some questions might help me think through that.

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true_religion14y ago

MongoDB isn't the best example to use as a genralization of NoSQL.

Many NoSQL databases have a structure you have to conform to---its just not a relational structure.

karolist14y ago

grannyg00se14y ago

However, that doesn't mean it isn't well suited for building a website. You'd probably want to include some add-ons for that though (eg: express).

Note that even for realtime chat-like apps you'll probably need some kind of datastore and in fact that example sounds like a great use case for nosql as a datastore.

karolist14y ago

Thank you for mentioning express, I'm now excited to use it in my next project!

robinwarrenOP14y ago

Hi, sorry for the slow reply. As mentioned express is a good way to go for getting a website up with node.

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