I am not going to link to this article – no point in giving it more attention. The anonymous post claimed data loss and basic disaster using MongoDB. I call bullshit on this anonymous rant. Why was it posted anonymously?
I am sitting in an airport waiting to fly home right now: just finished extending a Java+MongoDB+GWT app and I am starting to do more work on a project using Clojure+Noir+MongoDB.
I do have a short checklist for using MongoDB:
- For each write operation I decide if I can use the default write and forget option or slightly slow down the write operation by checking CommandResult cr = db.getLastError(); – every write operation can be fine tuned based on the cost of losing data. I usually give up a little performance for data robustness unless data can be lost with minimal business cost.
- I usually use the journalling option.
- Use replica pairs or a slave.
- I favor using MongoDB for rapid prototyping and research.
- I use the right tool for each job. PostgreSQL, various RDF data stores, and sometimes Neo4J are also favorite data store tools.
and.. how is it related to the anonymous post ?
so what? you just write a list of what you use and that’s it, no counterarguments to the anonymous post..
Hello Kiela, I didn’t like to see the mostly untrue rant against MongoDB from someone who refused to publicly identify themself. The comments on Hacker News did a good job at refuting the anonymous rant against MongoDB, and I didn’t feel like saying much more except to list the steps that I take to mitigate any possible problems mentioned in the anonymous rant.
Thanks for your comment,
Mark
Plase, post the link so we can see it too.
Greetings Rodrigo.
I don’t feel like posting a link to the original rant, but the comments about the rant on HN are a worthwhile read: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3202081
Best regards,
Mark