Mongo's problem isn't really the lack of schema or joins or anything. It's the mountain of false assumptions people make around its behavior. If you understand

Mongo's problem isn't really the lack of schema or joins or anything. It's the mountain of false assumptions people make around its behavior. If you understand the limitations of the libraries and systems you use, you can solve most problems. The issue is that most people don't understand those limitations. Mongo gets an especially bad rap because it actively pushed misleading information as part of its sales pitch.