In case you’re new to CouchDB, the CouchDB Developer interviews have offered us some great advice to share with CouchDB newcomers.
In a previous newcomer post, we discussed the value of connection, experimentation, and having fun, as well as some specific advice from Nick Vatamaniuc, Glynn Bird, Paul Davis, and Joan Touzet.
As we continued our interviews, some more advice came by way of Garren Smith when he shared that if you are coming from the SQL world, CouchDB could be a little daunting, since it requires a bit of a mind shift in how you store and retrieve your data. It’s a good idea to first understand the concept of a document-orientated database before diving in completely. Start with the basics, use Mango for querying, and then add a dash of PouchDB for maximum enjoyment.
cp (i.e., just copy the .couch file). Michelle Phung stated that CouchDB was certainly a new way of thinking for her, acknowledging that although there was a learning curve, it was really interesting and also, it was pretty amazing to make stuff that will help people in the world. We could not agree more.
We really appreciate all the advice that has been provided by CouchDB Developers and find it important to express that everyone was a beginner at one time or another.
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