On: MongoDB is to NoSQL like MySQL to SQL - in the mos...

[CalRobert]

Sheesh, what's with the MongoDB witch hunt? It seems like HN can't go 2 days without some disparaging of MongoDB. I get it. I'm an idiot for using MongoDB even though it suits my needs perfectly.

[nailer → CalRobert]

I'm a long time (3 years) MongoDB user. My experience of the current state of the art:

- The official documentation is clearly written by someone who doesn't speak English as a first language.

- Their official driver (Node.JS 1.3.13) silently throws away exceptions.

Both these have been acknowledged by MongoDB Inc (formerly 10Gen). I can't speak for you, but personally I do feel like an idiot for using MongoDB.

[chris_wot → CalRobert]

I really don't see that the author put forward a convincing argument. He seems to be stuck in the 100GB data blog post, but he confuses NoSQL with literally "don't use SQL", which is really somewhat missing the point of so much of this space.