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Getting Started with NoSQL

By : Gaurav Vaish
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Getting Started with NoSQL

By: Gaurav Vaish

Overview of this book

<p>Relational databases have been used for decades, and in the last few years NoSQL has been a growing choice for large-scale web applications. Non-relational databases provide the scale and speed that you may need for your application. To switch you must know the options available, the advantages and drawbacks, and scenarios which it is suited to the most and where it should be avoided at all costs.<br /><br />Getting Started with NoSQL is a from-the-ground up guide that takes you from the very first steps to a real-world NoSQL application. It provides you with a step-by-step approach to design and implement a NoSQL application that will help you make clear decisions on database choices and database model choices. The book is suited for a developer, an architect, as well as a CTO.<br /><br />This book is a comprehensive guide to working with NoSQL. You will learn to make key decisions, and to design and implement NoSQL applications. You will learn about NoSQL jargon, data models, and databases on the market. The case studies and comparisons presented will help you to make a decision on whether or not to use NoSQL, and if so which model and product to use. This book is an indispensable resource for you to have in your library. You will learn everything you need to know about understanding and working with NoSQL and how to implement an application with the correct NoSQL for you.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Application definition


People have been keeping a log of their daily activities for ages. With the advent of the internet, they got a new place to write and share. We call this Weblog or, simply, blog. A blog comprised of of posts, typically shown in reverse chronology.

For our case study, we will create a simple blog application that supports the following:

  • Showing up latest posts, with support for pagination, in reverse chronology and a specific post.

  • Writing new posts, editing, and deleting the same.

    • Support for multiple authors in a blog

  • Hierarchical categories. Map posts to a specific category.

  • Flat, nonhierarchical tags. Map post to multiple tags.

  • Support for comments on individual posts.

  • Support for custom plugins that may have custom data requirements.