By Kyle Banker — A document database like MongoDB seems like a great idea. But when it comes to building an application, we may start to miss all those patterns familiar to us from relational databases. Where are my joins? How do I handle polymorphic associations? Here, we'll examine a dozen ideas for working the MongoDB way, including plenty of code examples. These techniques will highlight the unique features of the database, among them atomic updates, map/reduce, and the notion of embedded documents. We'll also consider the hard questions, including how to achieve durability, plan for scale, and reassure our relational-database-oriented brethren of the viability of a document database like MongoDB. You'll come away with a good sense for the surprises and joys of building apps in MongoDB.
RubyNation is an annual two-day, dual-track technical conference presented by the Washington, DC area Ruby Community. The conference brings the community’s top speakers and leaders together with motivated and excited attendees for an unforgettable educational experience. At RubyNation, we debate and discuss the latest trends, techniques, and tools in Ruby software development, design, deployment, business and marketing. RubyNation is a community event to promote the Ruby programming language, and to encourage collaboration.
